Marian Woyna-Orlewicz
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Marian Wiktor Woyna-Orlewicz (5 October 1913 – 13 January 2011) was a Polish
cross-country skier
who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
.
He was born in Wadowice
.
In 1936 he was a member of the Polish cross-country relay team which finished seventh in the 4x10 km relay event
. In the 18 km competition
at the same Olympiad he finished 32nd.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
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He was born in Wadowice
Wadowice
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 km from Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau...
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In 1936 he was a member of the Polish cross-country relay team which finished seventh in the 4x10 km relay event
Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 4x10 km relay
The 4x10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, February 10, 1936....
. In the 18 km competition
Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Men's 18 km
The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936....
at the same Olympiad he finished 32nd.