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Helena Gąsienica Daniel
Helena Gąsienica Daniel (15 April 1934 – 23 November 2013) was a Polish Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. She enjoyed success from a young age, winning two gold medals at the Polish national championships by the age of 16: she went on to win a total of ten golds and four silver medals at the national championships. She competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960 Winter Olympics. At the 1956 Games she finished in 24th place in the Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre, 10 km, whilst at the 1960 Games she finished 21st in the Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's 10 kilometre, 10 km and, alongside Stefania Biegun and Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa, was part of the Polish team that finished fourth in the Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Women's 3 × 5 kilometre relay, 3 x 5 km relay. She was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit. She was the sister of fellow Olympians Maria Gąsienic ...
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Zakopane
Zakopane (Gorals#Language, Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the 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 part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. its population was 27,266. Zakopane is a centre of Gorals, Goral culture and is often referred to as "the winter capital of Poland". It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing, and tourism. Zakopane lies near Poland's border with Slovakia, in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. It is connected by rail and road to the provincial capital, Kraków. Zakopane lies above mean sea level, above sea level and centres on the intersection of its Krupówki and Kościuszko Streets. History The earliest documents mentioning Zakopane date to the 17th century, describing a Glade (geography), glade called ''Zakopisko''. In 1676, it was a village of 43 inhabitants. In 1818, Za ...
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Agnieszka Gąsienica-Daniel
Agnieszka Anna Gąsienica-Daniel (born 22 December 1987) is a female skier from Poland. She took part in the Alpine skiing events at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2007. She is from a winter sports family: her grandfather Franciszek Gąsienica Daniel was a competitive skier. Although he did not compete at the Winter Olympics, Agnieszka is one of seven members of her family to represent Poland at the Winter Games: the others include Franciszek's siblings Helena Gąsienica Daniel (cross-country skiing), Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel (ski jumping), Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska (alpine skiing) and Józef Gąsienica Daniel (nordic combined), as well as one of her maternal great-grandfathers, cross-country skier Andrzej Krzeptowski, and Agnieszka's sister, fellow alpine skier Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel. ;Results FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007: Women's Slalom–DNFLadies Giant Slalom–DNF2010 Winter Olympics The 2 ...
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Skiers From Zakopane
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Cross-country Skiers At The 1960 Winter Olympics
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Olympic Cross-country Skiers For Poland
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Polish Female Cross-country Skiers
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2013 Deaths
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1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * February 6 – 6 February 1934 crisis, French political crisis: The French far-right leagues rally in front of the Palais Bourbon, in an attempted coup d'état against the French Third Republic, Third Republic. * February 9 ** Gaston Doumergue forms a new government in France. ** Second Hellenic Republic, Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, Turkey and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia form the Balkan Pact. * February 12–February 15, 15 – Austrian Civil War: The Fatherland Front (Austria), Fatherland Front consolidates its power in a series of clashes across the country. * February 16 – The ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1960 Winter Olympics
At the 1960 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events were contested. The competitions were held from Friday, 19 February, to Saturday, 27 February 1960. All the races took place at McKinney Creek Stadium, Tahoma, California, United States. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links 1960 Squaw Valley Official Olympic Report1960 Olympic Nordic Events
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1956 Winter Olympics – Women's 3 × 5 Kilometre Relay
The ladies' 3 × 5 kilometre cross-country relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 1 February. It was held at the Snow Stadium (''Lo Stadio della neve''), which was about from Cortina. Ten teams and thirty skiers participated in the event. Finland won the event. The Soviet team placed second and Sweden took the bronze.Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 604 Medalists Source:Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (1956), p. 604–605 Results * Difference is in minutes and seconds. Source: See also * 1956 Winter Olympics Notes References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Ladies' 3 x 5 kilometre relay Women's cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics Women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Cross A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertica ...
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Cross-country Skiing At The 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 × 5 km relay were added. The competitions were held from Friday, 27 January, to Sunday, 4 February 1956. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksInternational Olympic Committee results database {{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics 1956 Winter Olympics Events at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competit ... Cross-country skiing competitions in Italy ...
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