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| Born | 2 July 1915 Grudziądz, German empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2004 (aged 89) Radom, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | bantamweight | ||||||||||||||
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Antoni "Kajtek" Czortek (Polish pronunciation: [anˈtɔɲi ˈt͡ʂɔrtɛk]; 1915–2004) was a Polish boxing champion, a legend in the sport.[1] 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.