Antoni Bura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antoni Bura

Polish sportsperson

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Karviná, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1980

Profession: mechanical engineer, athlete

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Antoni Bura (22 December 1898 – 13 December 1980) was a Polish bobsledder, mechanical engineer and independence activist.
He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Karwina in the region of Cieszyn Silesia, a son of a carpenter.
Bura graduated from Juliusz Slowacki Polish Grammar School in Orlowa, then from the mechanical engineering at the Lwów Polytechnic in Lwów.
During World War I, he was conscripted to the Austro-Hungarian Army and joined the Polish Military Organisation.
Afterwards, he volunteered for the Polish forces in the Polish-Soviet War.
For his actions, he was later awarded the Cross of Valour.