Józef Gąsienica (Nordic Combined Skier)

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Józef Gąsienica Nordic combination
nation PolandPoland Poland
birthday March 23, 1941
place of birth Zakopane ,  Poland
size 178 cm
date of death May 14, 2005
Place of death Zakopane, Poland
Career
society SN PTT Zakopane
National squad since 1960
End of career 1972
Medal table
National medals 3 × gold 6 × silver 1 × bronze
Participant in the Nordic combinationNordic Combined
Polish Ski Association logo Polish championships
silver 1960 Zakopane singles
gold 1962 Zakopane singles
bronze 1966 Zakopane singles
silver 1968 Wisła / Szczyrk singles
silver 1969 Zakopane singles
silver 1970 Zakopane / Wisła singles
gold 1971 Wisła singles
Participants in Cross-country skiingcross-country skiing
Polish Ski Association logo Polish championships
gold 1968 4 × 10 km relay
silver 1969 4 × 10 km relay
silver 1971 4 × 10 km relay
 

Józef Gąsienica (born March 23, 1941 in Zakopane ; † May 14, 2005 ibid) was a Polish Nordic combined athlete .

Career

Gąsienica, who started for the SN PTT in Zakopane in 1907, celebrated his first major success by winning the national championship in 1962 in his native Zakopane . A few weeks earlier, he had already finished eighth in the ski jumping competition on the Beskydy Tour .

At the end of the 1960s, Gąsienica was not only one of the best Polish athletes, but was also able to attract attention on an international level. In 1967 he took third place in Reit im Winkl , before he could win there a year later. In addition, he won the 1968 combined competition of the Czech Marusarzówna Memorial in Zakopane. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , he reached sixth place. A few weeks later he won the Tatra Cup competition in Štrbské Pleso .

Gąsienica was a participant in the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 1966 and at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1970 in Štrbské Pleso. His brother Wawrzyniec (* 1941) also took part in the World Ski Championships as a cross-country skier .

successes

Participation in Winter Olympics Olympic rings without rims.svg

Year and place K 70/15 km
FranceFrance 1968 Grenoble 06th
JapanJapan 1972 Sapporo 31.

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personal data
SURNAME Gąsienica, Józef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish Nordic combined
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Zakopane
DATE OF DEATH May 14, 2005
Place of death Zakopane , Poland