Wojciech Fortuna
Wojciech Fortuna (born 6 August 1952) is a Polish former ski jumper who won the Olympic gold medal in the Large Hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. In the Normal Hill he finished 6th. The Gold Medal was Poland's first – and the only gold until Vancouver 2010 – in the Winter Olympics history. Four time participant of the Four Hills Tournament, with his best ranking was during the XXI edition, achieving 18th place.[1]
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| Born | 6 August 1952 Zakopane, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Wisła-Gwardia Zakopane | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 132.0 m (Planica, 1972) | ||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1962–1975 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 31 January 2020. | |||||||||||||||
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Copy of W. Fortuna medal and autograph in Alei Gwiazd Sportu w Dziwnowie
He competed from 1969 to 1979.
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