Janusz Adam Krężelok (born 18 December 1974 in

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) is a Polish cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. His best individual finish at the

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was a seventh in the individual sprint in

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while his best overall finish was fifth in the team sprint (with Maciej Kreczmer) event in

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. Krężelok's best individual finish at the

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was ninth in the sprint event at

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. He has a total of nine individual career victories at various levels up to 15 km since 1999.

References

* 1974 births Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Polish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Poland People from Cieszyn Silesia People from Cieszyn County Skiers from Silesian Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub