Leopold Tajner (May 15, 1921 – February 25, 1993) 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 ...

and ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in

Roztropice Roztropice is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 755 (2016). It lies in the Silesian Foothills and in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was ...

and died in Wisła. At the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

he finished 76th in the 18 km cross-country skiing event. He finished 39th in the individual large hill at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

in Oslo.

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Olympic ski jumping results: 1948-60
1921 births 1993 deaths Polish male cross-country skiers Polish male ski jumpers Polish male Nordic combined skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Poland Olympic ski jumpers for Poland Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Poland Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics People from Cieszyn Silesia People from Bielsko County Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-skijumping-bio-stub