Olympian. Polish Champion in Dressage, Jumping and Eventing. Breeder. Coach of the national team in show jumping and the Olympic team in eventing.
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Born on February 16, 1934 in Albigowa. He died on April 29, 2018 in Bielsko-Biała. He was buried in Sopot.
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“(…) Father Bolesław. Mother Erika née Siarkiewicz. Sister Danuta. Brothers Marcin and Wojciech. Wife Karolina née Soja. Daughter Elizabeth. Son Marek.
A graduate of the University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn. Head of the Training Facility in Kwidzyn. Deputy Director of the Horse Stud in Plękity. Horse Breeding Inspector of the Horse Breeding Association for Northern Poland.
Director of the Horse Stud in Kadyny and Rzeczna. Player of the People's Sports Club in Kwidzyn.
The history of Poland marked the engineer's place among horses with its painful points, bends and suffering.
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Author: Witold Duński
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“It's nothing - over seventy kilograms; not this height - one hundred and eighty centimeters, and he insisted on becoming a jockey. Already as a junior high school student, he got up every day at half past four in the morning (!) to be able to ride a few horses in Warsaw's Służewiec district before classes.
While studying in high school, he also spends every free moment racing. However, all this was not enough to join the group of competitors in real races. At that time, only full-time employees of the State Horse Racing Tracks were entitled to such a right. He could use it only after his high school final exams (1951), when he was not admitted to zootechnics because of his landed origin, and he found employment in Stanisław Pasternak's racing stable.
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Author: Piotr Dzięciołowski
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“(…) After Tomaszewski's departure, the training was taken over by the enthusiastic and imaginative Andrzej Orłości, who also worked as the ZT manager. He did not give up on his professional career. Additionally, he was involved in driving, so much so that he even taught Bao Day, a thoroughbred, to walk in a harness. (…)
Thanks to Orłoś and Grabowski, new training grounds were created, and a grassy hippodrome was created in the place of the old one. More terrain obstacles have been built. (…)”
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Author: Mieczyslaw Zagor
Entry updated: 14.05.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX
Andrzej Orlos died on April 29, 2018 in Bielsko-Biała at the age of 84.
Buried at the municipal cemetery in Sopot (section N10-5-5).
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
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Publications
“Andrzej Orłości” (2012) – Witold Duński
“Andrzej Orłości – Bao Day ran at his own rhythm” (2010) – Piotr Dzięciołowski
“History of horse riding, part XXVII” (1997) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part XXV” (1997) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part XXIV” (1996) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part XXIII” (1996) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part XXII” (1996) – Witold Domański
“History of horse riding, part XXI” (1996) – Witold Domański
“Development of equestrian sport at the Stallion Stud in Kwidzyn” (1996) – Mieczysław Zagor
“Eventing at the Moscow Olympics” (1980) – Andrzej Orłoś
“Evening competition at the Olympic Games, Moscow 1980” (1980) – Marcin Szczypiorski
"Andrzej Orlos" (1980) - Wanda Wasowska
“Save Orłoś!” (1975) – Jan Okulicz
“After 24 years in the Olympic competition” (1972) – Witold Domański
Movies
Andrzej Lohman and his world - Andrzej Orłoś - part VIII FILM
Andrzej Orłoś – We must infect young people with equestrianism! | MOVIE
Working with a horse, a jumper - part 1. | MOVIE
Working with a horse, a jumper - part 2. | MOVIE
Gallery
Andrzej Orłoś, Marcin Szopa-Stępniewski, team manager, coach Jan Mossakowski, Marian Babirecki.
From the left: Andrzej Orłoś, Marcin Szopa-Stępniewski, Andrzej
Kobylinski.
