Zdzisław Kawecki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zdzisław Kawecki

equestrian

Date of Birth: 21-May-1902

Place of Birth: Husiatyn, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1940

Profession: military officer, event rider

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Zdzislaw Szczesny Kawecki-Gozdawa (May 21, 1902 in Husiatyn – April 1940 in Katyn) was a Polish horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his horse Bambino won the silver medal as part of the Polish eventing team, after finishing 18th in the individual eventing competition. Kawecki was killed by Soviet forces in the Katyn massacre in April 1940, aged 37.