Antoni Cejzik (15 May 1900 – 12 September 1939) was a Polish athlete.[1] He moved to Poland in 1924 as an eight-time Soviet champion in various athletics competitions and the Soviet record holder in decathlon.[2]

Antoni Cejzik
Antoni Cejzik in 1927
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1900-05-15)15 May 1900
Yelets, Russian Empire
Died12 September 1939(1939-09-12) (aged 39)
Brwinów, Poland
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon

Cejzik competed in the men's decathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3] He was killed in action during World War II.[4]

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  1. ^ "Antoni Cejzik". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  2. ^ "NA PIERWSZEJ LINII FRONTU". przegladsportowy.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antoni Cejzik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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