Marek Kuszewski
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Marian Zygmunt "Marek"•Kuszewski |
| Used name | Marek•Kuszewski |
| Born | 31 October 1933 in Kielce, Świętokrzyskie (POL) |
| Died | 5 March 2012 in Warszawa (Warsaw), Mazowieckie (POL) |
| Measurements | 171 cm / 63 kg |
| Affiliations | Gwardia Worcław/Kolejarza Wrocław |
| NOC |  Poland |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Marek Kuszewski won all his international honors in team sabre. He won Olympic silvers with the Polish team in 1956 and 1960, World Championships silver in 1954 and bronze in 1957. Domestically, Kuszewski never won an individual Polish sabre title, placing second at the 1954, 1955 and 1960 Polish Championships and winning bronzes in 1956 and 1959, but he won a team title in 1951.
After retiring from sports, Kuszewski, who graduated from the University of Wrocław with a Polish philology degree in 1956, worked as a journalist. Kuszewski became a member of Polish Olympic Academy in 1984 and was also active with the Polish Olympic Committee.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Marek Kuszewski | |||
| Sabre, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 6 p2 r2/4 | |||||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Fencing | POL |
Marek Kuszewski | |||
| Sabre, Team, Men (Olympic) | Poland | 2 | Silver |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Fencing Championships (0–1–2 1954 Luxembourg silver: sabre team; 1957 Paris bronze: sabre team; 1958 Philadelphia bronze: sabre team)