- His body was found on Monday morning in a hotel in Ostroleka, Poland
Dancing With The Stars champion Cezary Olszewski’s cause of death has been revealed.
Polish prosecutors said he died of a stroke at the age of 42, adding that “there was no third party involved.”
Olszewski’s body was found on Monday morning in a hotel in his hometown of Ostroleka in northeastern Poland.
Spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service in Ostroleka, Elżbieta Edyta Łukasiewicz, told local media: ‘On October 30, 2023, in the morning, the body of a 42-year-old man was discovered in one of the hotels in the region town of Ostroleka.
‘Documents in the name of Cezary O. were found with the body.’
The body of Cezary Olszewski was found on Monday morning in his hometown of Ostroleka in northeastern Poland, a spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service said.
She added: “An on-site inspection was carried out at the site where the body was found.
‘In addition, an external examination of the body was carried out with the cooperation of the public prosecutor and a medical expert.
‘Based on the work carried out, no traces have been found that could indicate the involvement of third parties in causing the death of Cezary O.
‘However, it was determined that death was likely due to cerebral causes, namely cerebral infarction. Due to the above circumstances, the autopsy was waived.’
Cezary Olszewski was born on July 17, 1981 in Ostroleka.
He started ballroom dancing in the fourth grade of primary school and won several tournaments before becoming a finalist at the Polish Championships.
He appeared on Dancing With The Stars between 2008 and 2010 and won the Crystal Globe in his first year.
He won the seventh series of the show while performing alongside Magdalena Walach.
He also danced together with Anna Nowak-Ibisz, Grazyna Wolszczak, Anna Popek and Dorota Zawadzka in the TV program.
Described by friends as coming from “a broken home,” Olszewski found dance as a way to escape the brutal reality of growing up in a run-down housing estate.
Cezary Olszewski and Magdalena Walach on Dancing With The Stars
A friend drew parallels with the dancer in the movie Billy Elliot, saying he escaped violence by turning to dance.
The friend told local media: ‘The fact that he didn’t stay on the streets was certainly influenced by the fact that he had something to do after school, he had something to do: dance.’
After his parents’ divorce, Olszewski moved in with his mother, who persuaded him to take dance lessons.
His first coach, Dariusz Dabrowski, said: ‘He quickly began to achieve success and after only four years of training he achieved the highest international class “S” in standard and Latin American dances.
‘He also played in the formation “Odysea”, with which he won the Polish championship title many times.’