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Jan Górny

Polish boxer (1907–1945)

Born
14 August 1907, Gliwice
Died
7 May 1945
Citizenship
Poland
Sport
boxing
Discipline
featherweight
Occupation
boxer

Jan Górny (14 August 1907 – 7 May 1945) was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Gliwice and died in Orglandes, France.

In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Lucian Biquet.

During World War II Górny was forced to join the German Army, fought in France where was seriously injured and died in American military hospital in Orglandes.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1928 Summer Olympics1928

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q370295 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.