Leopold Tajner
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Leopold Tajner was a Polish
cross-country skiers
and ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born in Roztropice
and died in Wisła.
At the 1948 Winter Olympics
he finished 76th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event.
He finished 39th in the individual large hill at the 1952 Winter Olympics
in Oslo
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
and ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born in Roztropice
Roztropice
Roztropice is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 719 and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.Cross-country skier and ski jumper Leopold Tajner was born here....
and died in Wisła.
At the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
he finished 76th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event.
He finished 39th in the individual large hill at the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
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