Michał Woysym-Antoniewicz (July 7, 1897 – December 1, 1989) was a Polish

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who competed in the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. He won the silver medal in the team jumping with his horse Readgleadt. In the individual jumping he finished twentieth. In the team three-day event he won the bronze medal with his horse Moja Miła after finishing nineteenth in the individual three-day event.

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1897 births 1989 deaths Polish male equestrians Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in equestrian Sportspeople from Kraków Polish Austro-Hungarians Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-equestrian-bio-stub