Andrzej Krzeptowski (born 1902)

Andrzej Krzeptowski
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born3 August 1902 (1902-08-03)
Kościelisko
Died12 April 1981 (1981-04-13) (aged 78)
Zakopane
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSkiing
EventCross-country

Andrzej Krzeptowski (3 August 1902 – 12 April 1981) was a Polish cross-country skier who competed for Poland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, finishing 13th in the 50 kilometre event and 25th in the 18 kilometre competition.[1]

He had a cousin with the same name, Andrzej Krzeptowski (1903–1945), who competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics (Nordic combined, ski jumping, cross-country) and the 1928 Winter Olympics (ski jumping).[1] He was also the maternal great-grandfather of Olympic alpine skiers Agnieszka and Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrzej Krzeptowski II". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Warzecha, Sebastian (23 October 2021). "Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel znów na stoku. Sylwetka naszej najlepszej alpejki" [Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel on the slope again. A profile of our best alpine skier]. Weszło (in Polish). Retrieved 10 March 2025.