Olympedia – Aleksander Tupalski

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Coach • Referee
Sex	Male
Full name	Aleksander•Tupalski
Used name	Aleksander•Tupalski
Born	5 October 1900 in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died	9 January 1980 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (AUS)
Measurements	175 cm / 75 kg
Affiliations	AZS Warszawa, Warszawa (POL)
NOC	Poland

Biography

Aleksander Tupalski was known as both a soccer and ice hockey player and represented his country in both sports. In football he played for Polonia Warszawa, including the 1927/1928 season in the Polish league. He earned three caps in soccer in 1925-26 scoring one goal. As a hockey player he was part of the legendary team of AZS Warszawa, winning the Polish Championships with this team five consecutive times (1927-1931). Tupalski played forward for the national team and was considered one of the best Polish hockey players in that era. In addition to the 1928 Winter Olympics Tupalski also competed at two World Championships (1930, 1931) and three separately held European Championships (1926, 1927, 1929), winning silver medals at the 1929 and 1931 Europeans. In 1936, he was coach of the Polish national ice hockey team during the 1936 Winter Olympics, assisted by Lucjan Kulej. Tupalski later emigrated to Australia.