Jerzy Łucki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerzy Łucki

Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1898

Place of Birth: Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1939

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jerzy Michal Lucki (24 September 1898 – 18 September 1939) was a Polish bobsledder, military officer and athlete.
He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.Lucki was a military officer, serving initially in the Polish Legions, then in the Polish Army.
He was an active athlete in his military unit and the Pogon Lwów athletics team, winning the bronze medal at the Polish Athletics Championships twice in shot put (1923, 1927) and once in hammer throw (1923).After the Soviet invasion of Poland he fought in the defence of Lwów.
Lucki most likely died on 18 September 1939 in Kuty, Stanislawów Voivodeship, while evacuating his unit over the border to Romania.
He was awarded the Cross of Independence.