Honorary patron: Ministry of Sport and Tourism
Ministry of Sport and Tourism. Among its goals are improving the sports base in Poland, popularizing children's and youth sports and improving the position of Polish athletes in world competitions. The goals of the Ministry of Sport in the field of tourism include strengthening the Polish tourist offer (visit the honorary patron's website). [www.olympijski.pl]
Honorary patron: Polish Olympic Committee
Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl) is an autonomous, nationwide association of sports associations and organizations with headquarters in Warsaw (click to go to the Honorary Patron's website). [www.olympijski.pl]
Honorary patron: Polish Equestrian Association – President Tomasz Sergiej
Polish Equestrian Association (PZJ), is the only official Polish equestrian organization recognized by the Polish Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee, which is also one of over 140 national equestrian organizations associated with the FEI – International Federation for Equestrian Sports [www.pzj.pl].
Patron: Czesław Lang – Lang Team Sp. z o. o
Lang Team is a company that, thanks to the experience gained since 1993, organizes cycling events at the highest level, such as the Tour de Pologne, the road cycle ORLEN Lang Team Race and ORLEN Tour de Pologne Amatorów, Tour de Pologne Women, Tour de Pologne Junior for children and youth, as well as the ORLEN UCI Nations Cup U23 for the best young cyclists from around the world. [www.langteam.com.pl]
Guardians: Cezary Harasimowicz, Jerzy Fedorowicz, Bogdan Klich, Wowa Brodecki
The first Polish individual Olympic medalist – bronze medal, Olympic Games Paris 1924 (horse Picador).
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Born on December 9, 1894 in Lviv.
Chevalier of the Order of Virtuti Militari. Twice decorated with the Cross of Valour. Medal for the war 1918-1921. Star of Romania, Crown d`Italia, Royal Cross - Sweden, Legion of Honor - France. His horse in the 1st Light Cavalry Regiment was Jasiek, on which he won the cup in the Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice competition, 1924. In 1926, in Milan, on the horse Unigeno, he overcame a height of 2,20. Participant of the national team that won the first Nations Cup for Poland, Nice 1925.
Married to Tomisława Lilienstern (1901–1994). Daughter Krystyna (1921–2017), grandson - Cezary Harasimowicz (author of the family story "Saga, or a cup that is not there").
He died as a result of injuries sustained after a fall from a horse on the set of Andrzej Wajda's film "Ashes", (Daniel Olbrychski mentioned it in his book "Angels Around the Head"). He was buried in the family tomb at the Salwator Cemetery in Kraków.
We invite you to read the memories of Witold Domański about captain. Adam Królkiewicz:
The tribunes of the Nice hippodrome, which every year gathers the cream of European equestrianism, were filled to the brim as usual in 1925. On the most important day of the competition, when the Grand Prix de la Ville de Nice took place, Italian, French, Belgian, Swiss and Polish riders fought for the palm of priority. The Belgian de Brabanderc on his wonderful Periscope and cavalry captain Adam Królikiewicz on Caesar got the same results and were supposed to conduct an additional game for the cup of the city of Nice, unless ...
The last item on the program of this competition was the famous Picador. This horse, famous at the Olympics in Paris and at almost all hippodromes in the world, the winner of countless competitions, had to give his opponents a handicap. It was also the fifth time that the obstacles were raised by 10 cm, and the ditch with water, which was 4 meters wide at the beginning of the competition, has already reached 5 meters. The local newspaper "L'Eclaireur de Nice" wrote about this exciting course:
"The fifth handicap. Ditch widened by 100 cm, obstacles raised; parcours becomes very serious. Only one horse is about to attack him: It's Picador, winner of last year's Monaco competition! It is led by the best riding crop of the old continent - cavalry captain Królikiewicz. Will the glowing rider be able to cross it? Here, with wonderful ease, Picador passes all obstacles one by one. There is a fence in front of the judges' stand. The obstacle casts a shadow. Confused by this, Picador knocks down the bar. But it continues without error, flying over the poles, ditches and banquettes, A storm of applause resounds, and the white and red flag rises to the flagpole. If not for this shadow, parcours would certainly be without error. Captain Królikiewicz wins the Nice award for the second time. (…)
Read more... (click to go to the Polish Digital Equestrian Library)
Author: Witold Domański
License granted by the heirs of Mr. Witold Domański, for BoberTeam, for the purposes of the Legends of Polish Horsemanship project. Rights reserved.
Below you will find links to related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library
Entry updated: 21.11.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX
Adam Królikiewicz died in Konstancin on May 4, 1966, at the age of 72. He was buried in the family grave at the Salwator Cemetery in Kraków (sector SC11-A-4).
1st Regiment of Light Cavalry of Józef Piłsudski
(mp. Warsaw, amaranth border).
The regiment referred to the tradition of the 1st Light Horse Regiment of the Polish Guard of Emperor Napoleon I and the 1st Uhlan Regiment of the Polish Legions "Belina". It was recreated in November 1918 by officers of the former 1st Light Horse Regiment of the Polish Legions, headed by Capt. Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer. From 1921, the regiment was stationed in Warsaw near Belweder. It was said to be one of the elite cavalry regiments of the interwar period. It was popularly called the "National Guard", although it never officially received this name.
Rejoice, brave cavalryman,
You have protection at Belweder.
The cavalrymen shake their heads,
They want to be the National Guard.
They shake their asses, they shake their heads,
They want to be the National Guard.
They want to have guardsman manners.
Be Be ery, cavalry.
Always proud of his boss,
This is Piłsudski's cavalryman.
The cavalryman takes the upper hand,
Under the patronage of the Belweder Palace.
In the Belweder Palace, in the quarters
Sleep, brother cavalryman.
And remember, cavalryman,
That you are on guard at Belweder.
From the parade and the celebration,
For the protection of the President.
They are sitting like this in Warsaw
With a glass and a coffee.
The whole bunch are suckers
In the First Cavalry Regiment.
More gentlemen than suckers,
This is the first cavalry.
Some gentlemen and painters,
This is the first horse regiment.
From aides and doctors
Warsaw has a regiment of brats.
Source: Żurawiejki (1995) – Stanisław Radomyski
Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
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Publications
"Królikiewicz et al" (2023) - Grzegorz Gajewski
"Establishing 2024 as the Year of Polish Olympians" (2023)
"1st Józef Piłsudski Light Cavalry Regiment" (2022)
"A century of obstacles" [fragments] (2022) - Daniel Lis
"Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part II" (2019) - Hanna Łysakowska
"Polish Olympic riders of the interwar period, part I" (2018) - Hanna Łysakowska
"Lancemen, Uhlans and Mounted Riflemen in Photography..." (2013)
"Królikiewicz Adam" (2012) - Witold Danish
"Riders-Olympians of the Second Republic" (2012) - Renata Urban
"Olympic Riders" (2000) - Hanna Łysakowska
"Olympic Charge" (1992) - Adam Królikiewicz
"History of horse riding, part X” (1992) – Witold Domański
"History of horse riding, part IX” (1991) – Witold Domański
"History of horse riding, part VII” (1990) – Witold Domański
"History of horse riding, part VI” (1990) – Witold Domański
“Paris Olympics 1924” (1990) – Leon Kon
"Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982" (1982) - Witold Domański
"The development of equestrian competitions in the years 1924-1926" (1982) - Witold Pruski
"Equestrian sport in the horse weapons of the Second Polish Republic" (1974) - Zygmunt Bielecki
"Adam Królikiewicz (memory)" (1966) - Witold Domański
"The Prince of Wales's Golden Cigarette Case" (1959) - Adam Królikiewicz
"Jasiek, Picador and Me" (1958) - Adam Królikiewicz
"Portrait of the Olympian Picador" (1958) - Adam Królikiewicz
"Rider and horse in terrain and jump" (1958) - Adam Królikiewicz
"The story of my horse Jasiek" (1958) - Adam Królikiewicz
"Oh horse! Portrait of an Olympian Picador” (1958) – Adam Królikiewicz
"Honorary Equestrian Badge" (1936) - Editors of the Rider and Breeder magazine
"International horse competition in Riga" (1936) - Adam Królikiewicz
"From Nice to New York" (1927) - Adam Królikiewicz
"1927th Olympiad - Paris" (XNUMX) - Adam Królikiewicz
"Polish equestrianism at the VIII Olympiad" (1924) - Leon Kon
links
"White and Red on the Mast in Paris" [link] (2020) - Lech Ufel
"Adam Królikiewicz. From a horse and died…” [link] (2016) – Jan Jaremko
"Athletes at the front" [link] (2015) - Karolina Apiecionek
"88 years ago Poles won the first Olympic medals" [link] (2012)
"The first medal and the last charge" [link] - Ewa Olkuśnik
Movies
THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS, 1924 - RIDING MOVIE
THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARIS, 1924 MOVIE
Related Legends:
Tadeusz Komorowski
Colonel of the Polish Army cavalry. Commander in Chief of the Home Army. Commander of the Warsaw Uprising. Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile.
Sergiusz Zahorski
Brigadier General of the Polish Army, head of the Military Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Poland, co-founder of Polish equestrian sports, participant of the 1912 Olympic Games in the Russian national team.
Rider and Breeder, 1922-1939
A pre-war weekly magazine addressed to breeders, athletes, racing and horse enthusiasts. Poles for whom the history of our country is inextricably linked with horse breeding and equestrian sports.
Leon Con
Horse riding trainer, co-founder of the Polish Equestrian Association and its general secretary. Knight of the Cross of Valor and the Silver Cross of Merit.
1924th Summer Olympic Games – Paris, XNUMX
The first Summer Olympic Games in which Poland took part. Our representatives won two medals, India. bronze (Adam Królikiewicz / Picador) and team silver (track cyclists).
Stanislaw Czerniawski
Cavalry Captain of the Polish Army, Olympian (Berlin 1936), Knight of the Order of Virtuti Militari. He died in defense of Poland on September 10, 1939 near Chruślin.
Gallery:
The photos come from the NAC collection and the book "From Nice to New York" (1927) - Adam Królikiewicz
