Franciszek Gąsienica Groń
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| Men's Nordic combined | ||
Representing  Poland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Cortina | Individual |
Franciszek Gąsienica Groń (30 September 1931 – 31 July 2014) was a Polish Nordic combined athlete who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was the first Polish athlete to win a Winter Olympics medal in Nordic skiing (cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping).[1]
He was born in Zakopane.
References
- ^ "24tp.pl: Zmarł Franciszek Gąsienica Groń, medalista olimpijski". Tygodnikpodhalanski.pl. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
External links
- Franciszek Gąsienica Groń at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franciszek Gąsienica Groń". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
- Sportspeople from Zakopane
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