Janusz Zalewski


Janusz Rajmund Zalewski was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Zalewski was wounded during the Warsaw Uprising and was killed in reprisals for the revolt.

Personal life

Zalewski served in the Warsaw Uprising as part of the Polish Resistance Army during the Second World War. He was wounded on 1 August attacking German supply warehouses, and was sent to recover at a hospital in Wola. He was killed on 6 August by German soldiers during the Wola massacre.