Adam Papée, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adam Papée

Polish fencer

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1895

Place of Birth: Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 06-Mar-1990

Profession: fencer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Adam Stanislaw Papée (July 21, 1895 – March 6, 1990) was a Polish fencing champion, one of pioneers of fencing in Poland. Papée was not only a sportsman, but also an official, one of founders of the Polish Fencing Association (Polski Zwiazek Szermierczy).
Between 1926 and 1930, he was the director of this association. He was four times individual champion of Poland (1926, 1927, 1929, 1932), and four times took part in the Summer Olympic Games (1924–1936), winning two bronze medals in team sabre, in Amsterdam (1928) and Los Angeles (1932).
He fenced for two clubs - AZS Kraków and Legia Warszawa.
After retirement from active sports, he became a coach, also wrote memoirs Na biala bron, published in 1987.