Antoni Czortek

Antoni Czortek
Born	2 July 1915 Grudziądz, German empire
Died	2004 (aged 89) Radom, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Statistics
Weight(s)	bantamweight
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Poland European Amateur Championships 1939 Radom Featherweight

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.