Mariusz Musial is a Norwegian bobsledder and athlete.

He was born in Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra

----Jelenia Góra is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish, Czech and German. It is close to the Krkonoše mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba can be found...

, Poland

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...

. In his early career he was a track and field athlete, with lifetime bests such as 4.40 metres in the pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

, 6.90 metres in the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 and 10.85 seconds in the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

. He represented the club IL i BUL

IL i BUL

Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....

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He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 in Salt Lake City, in men's four, together with Arnfinn Kristiansen

Arnfinn Kristiansen

Arnfinn Kristiansen is a Norwegian bobsledder.He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano and at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.-References:...

, Ole Christian Strømberg

Ole Christian Strømberg

Ole Christian Strømberg is a Norwegian bobsledder, born in Narvik. He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, in men's four, together with Arnfinn Kristiansen, Mariusz Musial and Bjarne Røyland.-References:...

 and Bjarne Røyland

Bjarne Røyland

Bjarne Røyland is a Norwegian bobsledder, born in Mandal.He competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he placed 20th in men's two, together with Arnfinn Kristiansen, and also participated in men's four.-References:...

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