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. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958. The women's 20 km event was added.
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in
Lahti
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with a gold in the 15 km and a bronze in the 30 km.
Łuszczek's best
Winter Olympic
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finish was 5th in the 30 km event at
Lake Placid, New York
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The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, southwest of Plattsburgh ...
in
1980
Events January
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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
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