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Walenty Kłyszejko

1909 – 1987

Estonian-Polish basketball player, coach and sports pedagogue

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Lived 1909 – 1987 (aged 77). Walenty Kłyszejko was an Estonian and Polish basketball coach, basketball player and sports pedagogue.

Walenty Kłyszejko (, ; 2 December 1909 – 20 August 1987) was an Estonian–Polish basketball coach and player. He was also a professor of physical education at the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw.

Klyszejko was born in Saint Petersburg. Some time in the 1910s, he moved with family to Tallinn, where began playing basketball at the local YMCA team as well as for the national basketball team of Estonia, for which he capped five times. In the 1933, he came to Poland to study at The Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw and became a coach of Polonia Warszawa. In 1936 he became coach of the national basketball team of Poland, which at the 1936 Summer Olympics was placed on the fourth spot, the best in the history of Polish basketball. In 1939, during the European Championships, Poland under Klyszejko won bronze.

Klyszejko fought in the Polish September Campaign, after which he managed to get to Great Britain, where he remained a soldier of the Polish Army. After the war, he returned to Poland, coaching the team of AZS-AWF Warszawa, writing books about sports and lecturing.

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Birth century
Nationality
Education
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
Employers
Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
Awards
Honoured Administrator of Physical Education; Odznaka tytułu honorowego „Zasłużony Nauczyciel PRL”; Gold Cross of Merit‎; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Walenty Kłyszejko?

Estonian-Polish basketball player, coach and sports pedagogue (1909-1987)

When was Walenty Kłyszejko born?

Walenty Kłyszejko was born on 19 December 1909 in Saint Petersburg.

When did Walenty Kłyszejko die?

Walenty Kłyszejko died on 20 August 1987 in Warsaw.

What was Walenty Kłyszejko's occupation?

Walenty Kłyszejko was a basketball coach, basketball player and sports pedagogue.

What nationality was Walenty Kłyszejko?

Walenty Kłyszejko was Estonian and Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Walenty Kłyszejko

· Wikidata: Q3072459

· DBpedia: Walenty Kłyszejko

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