Franciszek Gąsienica Groń Explained

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]

He was born in Zakopane.

References

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