Edmund Zieliński

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEdmund Roman•Zieliński
Used nameEdmund•Zieliński
Born24 September 1909 in Kijewo Królewskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie (POL)
Died8 December 1992 in Warszawa (Warsaw), Mazowieckie (POL)
AffiliationsAZS Poznań, Poznań (POL)
NOC Poland

Biography

Edmund Zieliński played ice hockey for Poland at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He also competed at the World Championships in 1935, 1937, and 1938, and was capped 26 times. His career lasted from 1930-39, mostly with Poznań AZS, winning a Polish title with them in 1934, although he played briefly with Kraków Combination, Warszawa City, Katowice Combination, and Pogon Katowice KS.

Zieliński was a doctor, graduating from medical school in 1939. During World War II he was taken as a prisoner-of-war by the Germans. After the War he worked as a military doctor,

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) POL Edmund Zieliński
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Poland =9

Errata

Date of birth also given as 19 April 1909.