Antoni Czortek
1915–2004
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- boxer
Antoni "Kajtek" Czortek (Polish pronunciation: [anËtÉɲi ËtÍ¡ÊÉrtÉk]; 1915â2004) was a Polish boxing champion, a legend in the sport.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Mauthausen concentration campDates unknown
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
- PawiakDates unknown
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
Biography
Antoni "Kajtek" Czortek (Polish pronunciation: [anËtÉɲi ËtÍ¡ÊÉrtÉk]; 1915â2004) was a Polish boxing champion, a legend in the sport. He was a 1939 silver medalist in the Amateur Championships of Europe, a multiple champion of Poland and a participant in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He is equally, if tragically, remembered for his heroic struggle for life in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
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