Franciszek Kawa (3 October 1901 – 10 February 1985) was a Polish cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1]

Franciszek Kawa
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1901-10-03)3 October 1901
Lemberg, Austria-Hungary
Died10 February 1985(1985-02-10) (aged 83)
Oslo, Norway
Sport
SportCross-country skiing

Kawa fought in Poland's defense during the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II in September 1939.[2] Afterwards, he was held by the Germans in the Oflag IX-B, Oflag IX-A, Oflag II-D and Oflag II-C prisoner-of-war camps.[2]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franciszek Kawa Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Urban, Renata (2021). "Polscy olimpijczycy w niemieckich obozach jenieckich". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 44. Opole: 34. ISSN 0137-5199.
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