Marek Petrusewicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marek Petrusewicz

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1934

Place of Birth: Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1992

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Marek Petrusewicz (22 February 1934 – 3 October 1992) was a Polish swimmer who won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships.
He competed in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics but did not reach the finals.
Between 1953 and 1954 he set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke. Buerger's disease resulted in amputation of his both legs, one in 1967 and the other in 1983.
Nevertheless, he continued competing among disabled athletes in the 1960s, and was active in sport and political life of Poland until the second amputation and a stroke that he suffered in 1986.