Józef Łuszczek (born 20 May 1955 in Ząb) is a Polish former cross-country skier who competed from 1978 to 1984. He won two medals at the

1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borde ...

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with a gold in the 15 km and a bronze in the 30 km. Łuszczek's best

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finish was 5th in the 30 km event at

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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* 1955 births Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Polish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Poland Living people FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing People from Tatra County Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship {{Poland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub