Marian Woyna-Orlewicz
Marian Woyna-Orlewicz 
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| Full name | Marian Wiktor Woyna-Orlewicz | ||||||
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| birthday | October 5, 1913 | ||||||
| place of birth | Wadowice | ||||||
| size | 174 cm | ||||||
| Weight | 77 kg | ||||||
| date of death | January 13, 2011 | ||||||
| Place of death | Zakopane | ||||||
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| society | TS Wisła Gwardia Zakopane | ||||||
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Marian Wiktor Woyna-Orlewicz (born October 5, 1913 in Wadowice , † January 13, 2011 in Zakopane ) was a Polish cross-country skier and Nordic combined athlete .
Woyna-Orlewicz was one of the best Polish cross-country skiers in the 1930s. He started for TS Wisła Gwardia Zakopane . At the Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 , he reached seventh place with the Polish cross-country relay and placed 32nd in the 18 kilometer individual competition. He also took 24th place in the Nordic combined. Woyna-Orlewicz was also third at the Polish championships in ski jumping in 1935 in Zakopane .
After his active career, he worked as a coach. His son Jerzy Woyna-Orlewicz (* 1943) took part in the Alpine skiing competitions at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
Web links
- Marian Woyna-Orlewicz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Athlete profile
- Odszedł najstarszy polski olimpijczyk
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| SURNAME | Woyna-Orlewicz, Marian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woyna-Orlewicz, Marian Wiktor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish cross-country skier and Nordic combined skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wadowice |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2011 |
| Place of death | Zakopane |