| Eugeniusz Lewacki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1926 Kraków, Poland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for | KTH Krynica Gwardia Bydgoszcz | ||
| National team |  Poland | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1957 | ||
Eugeniusz Stanislaw Lewacki (born 24 January 1926) is a Polish former ice hockey center and Olympian. Lewacki played for Poland at the 1948 Winter Olympics and 1952 Winter Olympics. [1] He also played for KTH Krynica and Gwardia Bydgoszcz in the Polish Hockey League. [2]
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games and also known as Vancouver 2010, were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler. It was regarded by the Olympic Committee to be among the most successful Olympic games in history, in both attendance and coverage. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), headed by John Furlong. The 2010 Winter Games were the third Olympics to be hosted by Canada, and the first to be held within the province of British Columbia. Canada had hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.
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Władysław Król, was a Polish ice hockey and football player and coach. He played for ŁKS Łódź in both sports during his career. Internationally he played four games for the Poland national football team, and with the Poland national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, as well as the 1938 World Championship. After his playing career he turned to coaching, remaining with the ŁKS Łódź football club, whom he managed at various times from 1939 until 1966.
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