Helena Gąsienica Daniel
CountryPolish
Born(1934-04-15)15 April 1934
Zakopane, Poland
Died23 November 2013(2013-11-23) (aged 79)
Zakopane, Poland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]

Helena Gąsienica Daniel (15 April 1934 – 23 November 2013) was a Polish 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.[2] She competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960 Winter Olympics.[3] At the 1956 Games she finished in 24th place in the 10 km, whilst at the 1960 Games she finished 21st in the 10 km and, alongside Stefania Biegun and Józefa Czerniawska-Pęksa, was part of the Polish team that finished fourth in the 3 x 5 km relay.[2]

She was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit. She was the sister of fellow Olympians Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska, Andrzej Gąsienica Daniel and Józef Gąsienica Daniel, as well as fellow competitive skier Franciszek Gąsienica Daniel.[2][4]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
19562124—
196025214

References

  1. ↑ Helena Gąsienica Daniel at Olympedia
  2. 1 2 3 "Nie żyje Helena Gąsienica Daniel-Lewandowska" [Helena Gąsienica Daniel-Lewandowska is dead]. onet.pl (in Polish). 25 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helena Gąsienica Daniel Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "W Zakopanem pożegnano olimpijkę Helenę Gąsienicę Daniel-Lewandowską" [In Zakopane, the Olympian Helena Gąsienica Daniel-Lewandowska was bid farewell]. onet.pl (in Polish). 26 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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