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Jerzy Twardokens

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Jerzy Twardokens
Personal information
Born(1931-12-11)11 December 1931
Poznań, Poland
Died26 July 2015(2015-07-26) (aged 83)
Sport
SportFencing

Jerzy Twardokens (11 December 1931 – 26 July 2015) was a Polish fencer.[1] He competed in the individual foil and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

After the World Fencing Championship in Philadelphia in 1958, Twardokens decided to stay in the United States. He later worked at the University of Nevada at Reno, where he was a professor who taught kinesiology.[3] His daughter Eva Twardokens represented the United States in alpine skiing at two Olympic Games.

References

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  1. ^ "Jerzy Twardokens". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Jerzy Twardokens Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  3. ^ "U.S. Ski Team Alumna Twardokens Injured in Plane Crash". US Ski & Snowboard. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.