Rudolf Piowaty
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1900 Brünn, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 29 January 1978 (aged 77) Paris, Yukon, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Rudolf Piowaty (28 April 1900 - 29 January 1978) was a Czech swimmer.[1] He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[2]
Piowaty was Jewish. He was a member of Czechoslovak Army in the interwar period. In his free time he was perfecting his swimming skills in Jewish sport clubs Makabi Brno and Bar Kochba Brno.[3]
In July 1942, three years into the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi forces, he managed to escape from the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia to Switzerland, swimming through Bodensee from the German side.[3] He spent the wartime in Geneva helping the Czech delegate at the League of Nations in the Information Office. After World War II, he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he continued to serve in the military. After the communist coup d'etat of 1948, Piowaty emigrated with the whole family to Canada, where he worked as a furniture merchant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rudolf Piowaty". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Piowatý Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Židovští sportovci v předválečném Československu [Jewish sportspeople in interwar Czechoslovakia]. Židovská obec Brno [Brno Jewish Community]. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Rudolf Piowaty at Olympedia
- Rudolf Piowaty at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
  | This biographical article related to a Czech swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |