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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 of Erik née Siarkiewicz. Sister Danuta. Brothers Marcin and Wojciech. Wife Karolina née Soja. Daughter Elizabeth. Son of 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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“No weight - over seventy kilograms; not that height - XNUMX 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 (!) in order to be able to mount a few horses in Warsaw's Służewiec before the lessons.

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, Andrzej Orłoś, full of enthusiasm and imagination, took up training, working at the same time as the manager of the ZT. However, he did not give up his professional career. In addition, he dealt with driving so that even the Thoroughbred, Bao Day, learned how 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 Orłoś" (2012) - Witold Danish

"Andrzej Orłoś - Bao Day ran at its own pace" (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 Olympics in Moscow" (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

Orłoś and his horse | MOVIE

Working with a horse, a jumper - part 1. | MOVIE

Working with a horse, a jumper - part 2. | MOVIE

People and Horses | MOVIE



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