Małgorzata Jasica-Ruchała (born 21 January 1961 in Limanowa) is a Polish cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1998. Competing in three

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, she had her best career finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay at

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and her best individual finish of 14th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at those same games. Ruchała's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 14th in the 15 km event at Val di Fiemme in

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. Her best World cup finish was 12th in a 10 km event in

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in 1993. Ruchała's best individual career finish was second in three FIS races at distances up to 10 km from 1993 to 1997.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

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Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002
1961 births Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Living people Polish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Poland Sportspeople from Limanowa Skiers from Lesser Poland Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub