Józef Bujak

Józef Bujak
nation	Poland
birthday	October 31, 1898
place of birth	Zakopane ,  Poland
size	168 cm
Weight	70 kg
date of death	April 22, 1949
Place of death	Zakopane ,  Poland
Career
discipline	Cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ski jumping
society	SN PTT Zakopane (1913–1925) Sokoł Zakopane
Medal table
National medals 4 × 4 × 1 ×
Participants in cross-country skiing  Polish championships gold 1925 Zakopane 30 km gold 1926 Zakopane 18 km gold 1927 Zakopane 18 km Participants in alpine skiing Polish Championships (Alpine Skiing) gold 1920 Zakopane slalom Participants in ski jumping  Polish championships bronze 1926 Zakopane singles

Józef Bujak (born October 31, 1898 in Zakopane , † April 22, 1949 there ) was a Polish skier. He was three times Polish champion in cross-country skiing and once in slalom . Over time, however, he specialized exclusively in cross-country skiing.

Career

Bujak began his skiing career in 1913, which was initially in the background of his military career. During the First World War , Bujak fought on the Russian and Italian fronts , where he was badly wounded. After the establishment of an independent Polish state , Bujak joined the Polish army and served as a non-commissioned officer . During the Polish-Soviet war he was injured again.

In 1920 Bujak became the first Polish slalom champion. At the ski championships in Zakopane , he was also fourth in both 18 km cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Even though he won the bronze medal at the championships in special jumping behind Andrzej Krzeptowski and Henryk Mückenbrunn in 1926 , he concentrated on cross-country skiing. In 1925 Bujak first took part in the Nordic World Ski Championships in Janské Lázně , where he reached 24th place in the 50 km endurance run. At the Olympic Winter Games in 1928 , he finished 19th in the 50 km ski marathon and 18th in the 18 km cross-country skiing with a time of 5:44:19 hours. Although he was nominated for the 1929 World Ski Championships in Zakopane, he was not allowed to compete on suspicion of jaundice .

Bujak was awarded the Przegląd Sportowy award for best skier in 1925 and 1926 .

Personal

Józef is the brother of the Olympian Franciszek . After his death in 1949, Bujak was buried in the New Cemetery in Zakopane .

Results

winter Olympics

• 1928 St. Moritz : 18th place in 18 km cross-country skiing, 19th in 50 km cross-country skiing

World championships

• 1925 Janské Lázně : 24th place in 50 km cross-country skiing
• 1929 Zakopane : DNS in 18 km cross-country skiing, DNS in 50 km cross-country skiing

Web links

Commons : Józef Bujak  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Józef Bujak on Olympic.org  - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
• Jozef Bujak in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Portrait at the Polish Olympic Committee (Polish)
• Wojciech Szatkowski: Poczet skoczków polskich: Józef Bujak - Skoczek, olimpijczyk i mistrz biegów narciarskich ... from March 15, 2006 on skijumping.pl (Polish)