Jerzy Twardokens

Jerzy Twardokens

Personal information
Born	(1931-12-11)11 December 1931 Poznań, Poland
Died	26 July 2015(2015-07-26) (aged 83)
Sport
Sport	Fencing

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

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.