The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Polish Fencers of all time. This list of famous Polish Fencers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
With an HPI of 42.22, Egon Franke is the most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Egon Johann Franke (23 October 1935 – 30 March 2022) was a Polish fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. He won a gold medal in the individual foil at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He also received a team silver medal in 1964 and a bronze medal in 1968.
With an HPI of 40.99, Tadeusz Friedrich is the 2nd most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Tadeusz Friedrich (7 July 1903 – 10 October 1976) was a Polish fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. Friedrich fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. After the war he stayed in Kraków, where he worked as a sport coach. His wife was Felicja Schabińska, Polish athlete and Olympian.
With an HPI of 24.08, Sylwia Gruchała is the 3rd most famous Polish Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Sylwia Gruchała (born 6 November 1981 in Gdynia, Pomorskie) is a Polish fencer.
With an HPI of 23.99, Bartosz Piasecki is the 4th most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Bartosz Piasecki (IPA: [ˈbartɔʂ pjaˈsɛt͡skʲi]; born 9 December 1986) is a Norwegian fencer.
With an HPI of 22.10, Tomasz Motyka is the 5th most famous Polish Fencer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Tomasz Marek Motyka (born 8 May 1981 in Wrocław) is a Polish épée fencer. European champion in 2005, he won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Adam Wiercioch, Radosław Zawrotniak, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received the Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.
With an HPI of 22.01, Radosław Zawrotniak is the 6th most famous Polish Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Radosław Aleksander Zawrotniak (born 2 September 1981 in Kraków, Małopolskie) is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Robert Andrzejuk. For his sport achievements, he received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.
With an HPI of 19.88, Dagmara Wozniak is the 7th most famous Polish Fencer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Dagmara "Daga" Wozniak (Polish: Woźniak; born July 1, 1988) is an American saber fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's saber competition as a substitute, and as a competitor at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of the summer of 2016, she was ranked as one of the top 10 saber fencers in the world.
Pantheon has 7 people classified as fencers born between 1903 and 1988. Of these 7, 5 (71.43%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living fencers include Sylwia Gruchała, Bartosz Piasecki, and Tomasz Motyka. The most famous deceased fencers include Egon Franke and Tadeusz Friedrich. As of April 2022, 2 new fencers have been added to Pantheon including Tadeusz Friedrich and Tomasz Motyka.
1981 - Present
HPI: 24.08
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.99
1981 - Present
HPI: 22.10
1981 - Present
HPI: 22.01
1988 - Present
HPI: 19.88