Waclaw Kuchar
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Waclaw Kuchar (born September 16, 1897 in Lancut, died February 13, 1981 in Warsaw) Polish sports champion, olympian, multiple soccer, track and field and ice skating champion of the country.
Kuchar excelled in many sports - track and field, soccer (firstly - forward, then midfielder, at the end of career - defender), skiing, ice skating and ice hockey. Even though born in Lancut, his whole life was connected with Lwow, where he played for Pogon Lwow - one of the most important and most popular sports clubs of interwar Poland. After finishing career, became a referee, coach and sports official. Until today Kuchar is regarded as an excellent example of fair play.
In 1926, in the plebiscite of Polish sports daily Przeglad Sportowy, Kuchar was chosen as the athlete of the year. A year later he was the 10th in the same plebiscite. In 1924, in Paris Olympic Games, he played in soccer team of Poland.
Waclaw Kuchar was champion of Poland in:
- 800-meter race (1920, 1921),
- 110-meter hurdle race (1920),
- 400-meter hurdle race (1923),
- high jump (1921, 1923),
- tentathlon (1923, 1924)
As a soccer player representing Pogon Lwow, Kuchar achieved these successes:
- years of career - 1912-1935,
- Champion of Poland: 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926,
- top-scorer of Poland: 1922 (21 goals), 1926 (11 goals),
- altogether he played in 1052 games, scoring 1065 goals,
In National Soccer Team of Poland he achieved:
- 23 official international games,
- 5 goals,
- debut - February 18, 1921, Hungary - Poland 1-0 (it was the first, historical game of Polish Team)
- last game: October 27, 1928, Czechoslovakia - Poland 3-2
- Trainer of Polish National Team 1947-1949
Waclaw Kuchar as an ice skater:
- participated in 1925 speedskating Championships of Europe 1925,
- 22-times Champion of Poland (1922-1929),
Kuchar is most famous for his sports achievements, but also he was a captain of the Polish Army. He participated in Polish-Ukrainian War of 1919 as well as Polish-Soviet War of 1920, for his merits Kuchar was decorated with several medals.
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