Józef Bujak (31 October 1898 – 22 April 1949) was a Polish

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed in the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

. He was born and died in

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been par ...

. In 1928 he finished 18th in the 18 kilometre event and 19th in the 50 kilometre competition.

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1898 births 1949 deaths Polish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Poland Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Skiers from Zakopane {{Poland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub