Franciszek Gąsienica Groń

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 any Nordic skiing discipline (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined).[1]

Franciszek Gąsienica Groń
Medal record
Men's Nordic combined
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Cortina Individual

He was born in Zakopane.

References

  1. "24tp.pl: Zmarł Franciszek Gąsienica Groń, medalista olimpijski". Tygodnikpodhalanski.pl. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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