Adam Papée

Adam Papée was one of the founders of the Polish Fencing Federation and from 1926-30 was their president. As an athlete he was most successful with the sabre, winning individual Polish Championships four times (1926-27, 1929, 1932). At the unofficial 1930 World Championships, he also won a bronze medal in team sabre. Parallel to his active career he was a national (1923-73) and international fencing judge (1930-60). In 1914, Papée joined the Polish Legion, was wounded in the Battle of Konary and was twice awarded the Cross of Valour. Then he studied economics and law at the Jagiellonian University, where he also earned his doctorate, and then dedicated himself to banking. During the German occupation, he fought in the Warszawa Uprising (1944) together with two of his daughters. After the end of World War II, he actively participated in the reconstruction of Polish sport. He became a coach and continued his work as a fencing official. In 1987, he published his memoirs entitled Na białą broń (The White Weapons). His father Fryderyk Papée was a renowned Polish historian.