Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel (born 6 March 1951 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 ...
) is a Polish former
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 ...
who competed during the early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the individual large hill at the
1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in
Vysoké Tatry
Vysoké Tatry (; hu, Magastátra, ; german: Höhe Tatra, ; pl, Wysokie Tatry, ; cs, Vysoké Tatry, ), formally Mesto Vysoké Tatry () is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that ...
which was also his best finish in his short career. He also competed for
Poland at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
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Polish male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers for Poland
Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Zakopane
Living people
1951 births
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
20th-century Polish sportsmen
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