| Jeremy Bujakowski | |
| Disciplines: | Slalom, giant slalom, downhill |
| Full Name: | Jeremy John Bujakowski |
| Birth Name: | Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski |
| Birth Date: | March 30, 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Druskininkai, Poland |
| Death Date: | June 1, 2010 |
| Death Place: | San Bernardino, California, USA |
| Olympicteams: | India – (1964, 1968) |
| Olympicmedals: | 0 |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Jeremy John Bujakowski, also known as Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski (March 30, 1939 – June 1, 2010),[1] [2] was a Polish–Indian alpine skier, and two-time representative of India at the Winter Olympics.[2] [3]
He was born in Druskininkai, a city in modern-day Lithuania, to Polish travellers Halina Korolec-Bujakowski and Stanisław Bujakowski,[4] who in the years 1934 to 1936 travelled by motorcycle from Druskininkai to Shanghai.[5] His father had served as a Warrant Officer of the No.101 Repair and Servicing Unit in the Polish Air Force in the UK during World War II.[4] [6]
After spending his childhood at Poland, he came to India at the age of seven in 1946 with his parents where his father was working with a petroleum company.[7] [8] He studied at the St Joseph's North Point, Darjeeling,[8] and graduated from the St Xavier's College, Kolkata,[8] before leaving for the United States for higher studies, following which he got a scholarship at University of Denver.[7] [8] [9]
Jeremy Bujakowski was India's first and sole athlete at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[2] He competed in the men's downhill event in Alpine skiing,[2] which he could not finish due to an injury.[10] He returned in 1968 to represent India at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France,[2] in Alpine skiing, competing again in the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom events.[2]
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jeremy Bujakowski | Downhill | 2:11.82 | 53 | ||||
| Giant slalom | 2:01.45 | 69 | 2:00.48 | 63 | 4:01.93 | 65 | |