About Tadeusz Kwapień
Lived 1923 – 2012 (aged 89). Tadeusz Kwapień was a Polish athletics competitor.
Taduesz Kwapień (February 25, 1923 – November 23, 2012) was a former Polish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and the 1950s.
He was born in Kościelisko and died in Zakopane.
Participated in three Olympic games. He was 47th in the 18 km event, 25th in the Nordic combined and 10th in the 4 x 10 km cross-country relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Sankt Moritz. He finished 41st in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. In his last Olympic appearance at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo Kwapień finished 16th in the 15 km event, 12th in the 30 km event and 9th in the 4 x 10 km relay.
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Who was Tadeusz Kwapień?
Polish cross-country skier (1923-2012)
When was Tadeusz Kwapień born?
Tadeusz Kwapień was born on 25 February 1923 in Kościelisko.
When did Tadeusz Kwapień die?
Tadeusz Kwapień died on 23 November 2012 in Zakopane.
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Tadeusz Kwapień was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Tadeusz Kwapień?
Tadeusz Kwapień was Polish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tadeusz Kwapień. https://biography.guide/tadeusz-kwapien/
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