Stanisław Marusarz

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Stanisław Marusarz
Country	Poland
Born	(1913-06-18)18 June 1913 Zakopane, Poland
Died	29 October 1993(1993-10-29) (aged 80) Zakopane, Poland
Ski club	SN PTT Zakopane Legia Zakopane
Personal best	95 m (312 ft) Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (15 March 1935)
Medal record Men's ski jumping World Championships 1938 Lahti Individual LH

Stanisław Marusarz (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswav maˈrusaʂ]); 18 June 1913 – 29 October 1993) was a Polish Nordic skiing competitor in the 1930s.

Life

Stanisław Marusarz won a silver medal in

Marusarz was named one of the best young talents in ski jumping in the late 1920s and earned his first national title in 1931. Many skiers outside of the Nordic countries (Finland, Norway, and Sweden), who dominated classical skiing in the early 20th century, considered Marusarz "the best Nordic combiner in the world after [the] Norwegians."

On 15 March 1935, he set a ski jumping world record at 95 metres (312 ft) on Bloudkova velikanka hill in Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia and gained international success and recognition.^[1][2]

After that success, people waited for the moment when he would finish ahead of the Norwegians. His best chance came at the

In 1966 he created a memorable moment for Polish supporters, when organizers of the Four Hills Tournament asked him to make a show jump. At age 53, Marusarz jumped 66 meters.

Brother

Stanisław's brother Jan Marusarz was likewise a prewar Polish Olympic skier. During World War II, Jan escorted famous Polish SOE agent Krystyna Skarbek across the Tatra Mountains, on skis, from Hungary into Poland. After the war, Jan lived in London, England, where he served as a factotum at the Polish White Eagle Club.

Honours and awards

• Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
• Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta – 2010, posthumously; previously awarded the Commander's Cross and the Knight's Cross
• Cross of Valour – twice
• Gold Cross of Merit
• Armia Krajowa Cross
• Polish Army Medal – twice
• Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
• Badge of Honor Soldier Army Headquarters
• Distinguished Master of Sports, 1951

Ski jumping world record

See also

• List of Poles

References

External links

• Stanislaw Marusarz at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Nordic combined profile
• S. Marussarz at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Ski jumping profile

Olympic Games
Preceded by Stanisław Marusarz	Flagbearer for  Poland St. Moritz 1948, Oslo 1952	Succeeded by Tadeusz Kwapień