Stanisław Bobak (12 March 1956 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish
ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
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Career
Bobak was born in
Ząb. Stanisław Bobak was one of the leading ski jumpers of the 1970s and 1980s, and was a member of the Polish team at the
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...
and
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
Lake Placid was elected ...
. He 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 ...
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World Cup
Standings
Wins
References
External links
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Obszerna biografia i zdjęcia na Skoki Narciarskie Polska – Skijumping.pl (Polish)
1956 births
2010 deaths
People from Tatra County
Polish male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers for Poland
Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Lesser Poland Voivodeship
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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