Andrzej Kraśnicki
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| Born | Andrzej Piotr Kraśnicki 31 January 1949 |
| Died | 10 January 2025 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
Andrzej Piotr Kraśnicki (31 January 1949 – 10 January 2025) was a Polish sports administrator. He was president of the Polish Handball Association from 2006 to 2021. From 2010 to 2023 he served as president of the Polish Olympic Committee.
Early life
[edit]Kraśnicki was born in Nidzica, Poland on 31 January 1949.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Kraśnicki was president of the Polish Handball Association from 2006 to 2021.[3] While he was president, the Polish team medaled three times in the IHF World Men's Handball Championships, in 2007, 2009, and 2015.[3] He resigned in February 2021.[4]
After Piotr Nurowski's death on 20 April 2010, he began serving as president of the Polish Olympic Committee.[3] He served until 22 April 2023, resigning a month before the election that he decided not to run in.[5] He became an honorary professor of Collegium Humanum – Warsaw Management University in 2020.[3]
Death
[edit]Kraśnicki died on 10 January 2025, at the age of 75.[6]
Awards
[edit]He was a recipient of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2024).[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ PAP (20 April 2010). "Andrzej Kraśnicki pełni funkcję prezesa PKOl". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via archive.today.
- ^ "Andrzej Kraśnicki: Dwunasty w historii prezes Polskiego Komitetu Olimpijskiego". Ludzie Sylwetki Cytaty Fakty (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via archive.today.
- ^ a b c d "Zmarł Andrzej Kraśnicki". Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce (in Polish). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "IHF | IHF mourns the loss of former President of the Polish Handball Federation, Andrzej Kraśnicki". IHF. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ Pawlik, Dominika (22 April 2023). "Oficjalnie: znamy nowego prezesa PKOl". SportoweFakty. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Sobiecki, Mateusz (11 January 2025). "Nie żyje Andrzej Kraśnicki, były prezes PKOl i związku piłki ręcznej. Zarządzał polskim sportem przez wiele lat". Super Express (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Krzyż Wielki Orderu Odrodzenia Polski dla Andrzeja Kraśnickiego". Prezydent.PL (in Polish). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "M.P. 2025 poz. 19: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 13 listopada 2024 r. nr rej. 583/2024 o nadaniu orderu". Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych (in Polish). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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