Piotr Nurowski
Piotr Nurowski
Grave of Piotr Nurowski at Military Powązki Cemetery
Piotr Nurowski (June 20, 1945 – April 10, 2010) was a Polish tennis player and the chief of the Polish Olympic Committee.[1]
Nurowski was born in Sandomierz. He died in Smolensk, Russia in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.[2]
On 16 April 2010 he was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He was buried in the Alley of the Meritorious in the Military Cemetery in Warsaw.
Functions
- 1973–1980: President of Polish Athletics Federation
- Vice President of Children and Youth Sports Association
- Member of the Polish Athletics Development Foundation
- Since 2005: President Polish Olympic Committee
References
- ↑ http://www.eurolympic.org/jahia/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/82?language=eng
- ↑ "Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie". wiadomosci.gazeta.pl. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stanisław Stefan Paszczyk |
President of the Polish Olympic Committee 2005–2010 |
Succeeded by Andrzej Kraśnicki |
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