The Feliks Stamm Monument (Polish: Pomnik Feliksa Stamma) is a bronze statue in Warsaw, Poland, placed in the Mier Park, near John Paul II Avenue, in the North Downtown neighbourhood. It is dedicated to Feliks Stamm, a 20th-century boxer and coach. The monument was designed by Lubomir Grigorov, and unveiled on 21 May 2019.

History

The monument was proposed by the Feliks Stamm Foundation, chaired by the athlete's granddaughter Paula Stamm.[1][2] It was financed by businessperson Zbigniew Jakubas.[3] On 5 April 2015, the Warsaw City Council had approved its construction.[4]

The bronze sculpture was designed by Lubomir Grigorov, and unveiled on 21 May 2019, to commemorate a Polish team of five boxers, trained by Stamm, winning gold medals at the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships, which where held in the nearby East Hall of the Mier Halls.[1][3] Today, the building also houses a museum dedicated to Stamm.[5] The monument was unveiled by Paula Stamm and actor Daniel Olbrychski.[6] The ceremony was attended by Rafał Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, Jan Widera, the deputy minister of sport, and Andrzej Kraśnicki, the chairperson of the Polish Olympic Committee.[7]

Design

The monument consist of a bronze statue of Feliks Stamm, wearing a sports tracksuit, with a towel and boxing gloves hanged around his neck. It is 240-centimetres-tall, and stands on a 20-centimetre-tall pedestal, with inscription which reads: "Feliks 'Papa' Stamm".[3][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Powstanie pomnik Feliksa Stamma, jednego z najsłynniejszych polskich trenerów". warszawa.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Posąg wagi ciężkiej. We wtorek odsłonięcie nowego pomnika przy al. Jana Pawła II". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Marek Deryło (21 May 2019). "Złoty 'Papa' z brązu. Przed halą Gwardii odsłonięto pomnik Feliksa Stamma". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ Aleksandra Podgórska (10 November 2015). "Pomnik Feliksa Stamma. 'Papa' stanie obok hali Gwardii". warszawa.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Muzeum boksu im. Feliksa Stamma otworzyło podwoje w Hali Gwardii". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "W Warszawie odsłonięto pomnik Feliksa 'Papy' Stamma". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2019.
  7. ^ Przemysław Osiak (21 May 2019). "Uhonorowano ikonę. Odsłonięto pomnik Feliksa Stamma". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^ "Przy Hali Mirowskiej odsłonięto pomnik Feliksa Stamma". rp.pl (in Polish). 21 May 2019.
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