Andrzej Kraśnicki

Andrzej Kraśnicki
Kraśnicki in 2011
Born	Andrzej Piotr Kraśnicki (1949-01-31)31 January 1949 Nidzica, Poland
Died	10 January 2025(2025-01-10) (aged 75)
Occupation	Sports administrator

Andrzej Piotr Kraśnicki (31 January 1949 – 10 January 2025) was a Polish sports administrator. He was president of the Polish Handball Association from 2006 to 2021. From 2010 to 2023 he served as president of the Polish Olympic Committee.

Early life

Kraśnicki was born in Nidzica, Poland on 31 January 1949.[1][2]

Career

Kraśnicki was president of the Polish Handball Association from 2006 to 2021.[3] While he was president, the Polish team medaled three times in the IHF World Men's Handball Championships, in 2007, 2009, and 2015.[3] He resigned in February 2021.[4]

After Piotr Nurowski's death on 20 April 2010, he began serving as president of the Polish Olympic Committee.[3] He served until 22 April 2023, resigning a month before the election that he decided not to run in.[5] He became an honorary professor of Collegium Humanum – Warsaw Management University in 2020.[3]

Death

Kraśnicki died on 10 January 2025, at the age of 75.[6]

Awards

Kraśnicki was a recipient of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2024).[7][8]

References

1. PAP (20 April 2010). "Andrzej Kraśnicki pełni funkcję prezesa PKOl". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via archive.today.
2. "Andrzej Kraśnicki: Dwunasty w historii prezes Polskiego Komitetu Olimpijskiego". Ludzie Sylwetki Cytaty Fakty (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via archive.today.
3. "Zmarł Andrzej Kraśnicki". Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce (in Polish). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
4. "IHF | IHF mourns the loss of former President of the Polish Handball Federation, Andrzej Kraśnicki". IHF. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
5. Pawlik, Dominika (22 April 2023). "Oficjalnie: znamy nowego prezesa PKOl". SportoweFakty. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
6. Sobiecki, Mateusz (11 January 2025). "Nie żyje Andrzej Kraśnicki, były prezes PKOl i związku piłki ręcznej. Zarządzał polskim sportem przez wiele lat". Super Express (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
7. "Krzyż Wielki Orderu Odrodzenia Polski dla Andrzeja Kraśnickiego". Prezydent.PL (in Polish). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
8. "M.P. 2025 poz. 19: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 13 listopada 2024 r. nr rej. 583/2024 o nadaniu orderu". Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych (in Polish). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.