Jerzy Twardokens (11 December 1931 – 26 July 2015) was a Polish fencer. He competed in the individual

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and team

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events at the

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. After the World Fencing Championship in Philadelphia in 1958, Twardokens decided to stay in the United States. He later worked at the

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, where he was a professor who taught

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. His daughter

Eva Twardokens Eva Twardokens (born April 28, 1965, in Reno, Nevada) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer. She made her World Cup debut at age 17 in December 1982. Twardokens achieved a significant milestone early in her career, winning the bronze medal ...

represented the United States in

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at two Olympic Games.

References

1931 births 2015 deaths Polish male fencers Polish emigrants to the United States Polish defectors Olympic fencers for Poland Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Fencers from Poznań University of Nevada, Reno faculty 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub