Jeremy Bujakowski
Jeremy John Bujakowski, also known as Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski (March 30, 1939 – June 1, 2010),[1][2] was a Polish–Indian alpine skier, and two-time representative of India at the Winter Olympics.[2][3]
Jeremy Bujakowski | |||||||||
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| Born | Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski March 30, 1939 Druskininkai, Lithuania | ||||||||
| Died | June 1, 2010 | ||||||||
| Other names | Jeremy John Bujakowski | ||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, downhill | ||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||
| Teams | India – (1964, 1968) | ||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
He was born in Druskininkai to Polish travellers Halina Korolec-Bujakowski and Stanisław Bujakowski,[4] who in the years 1934 to 1936 travelled by motorcycle from Druskininkai to Shanghai.[5] His father had served as a Warrant Officer of the No.101 Repair and Servicing Unit in the Polish Air Force in the UK during World War II.[4][6]
After spending his childhood at Poland, he came to India at the age of seven in 1946 with his parents where his father was working with a petroleum company.[7][8] He studied at the St Joseph's North Point, Darjeeling,[8] and graduated from the St Xavier's College, Kolkata,[8] before leaving for the United States for higher studies, following which he got a scholarship at University of Denver.[7][8][9]
Career
Jeremy Bujakowski was India's first and sole athlete at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[2][10] He competed in the men's downhill event in Alpine skiing,[2][10] which he could not finish due to an injury.[11] He returned in 1968 to represent India at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France,[2] in Alpine skiing, competing again in the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom events.[2][10]
Alpine skiing
1964 Winter Olympics
- Men's Downhill
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Jeremy Bujakowski | Downhill | DNF | –[10] |
1968 Winter Olympics
- Men's Downhill and giant slalom
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jeremy Bujakowski | Downhill | 2:11.82 | 53[10] | ||||
| Giant slalom | 2:01.45 | 69 | 2:00.48 | 63 | 4:01.93 | 65[10] | |
- Men's slalom
| Athlete | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Jeremy Bujakowski | DNF | – | 57.78 | 2 | did not advance[10] | |||||
References
- "United States Social Security Death Index," Jeremy John Bujakowski, 2010 Family Search.org 8 August 2012.
- Jeremy Bujakowski Archived 2012-12-18 at the Wayback Machine Sports-Reference.com 7 August 2012.
- "The story of Jerry Bujakowski, India's first representative at the Winter Olympics". Scroll.in. February 6, 2018.
- Fundamentals Archived 2011-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Deccan Chronicle 7 August 2012
- Ręce przymarzły do kierownicy Motofakty.pl 7 August 2012 (in Polish)
- Awards, 13 June 1946 (AFC, AFM, Commendations) RAF Commands.com
- Vadukut, Sidin (February 16, 2018). "The story of Jeremy John Bujakowski, India's Winter Olympics pioneer". Livemint.
- The States, Volume 5. India News and Feature Alliance. 1973. p. 14. ISBN.
- Mallick, Sounak (January 25, 2018). "Jeremy Bujakowski and India's debut at the Winter Olympics". The Bridge.
- Jeremy Bujakowski Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Olympic Data Project 7 Aug 2012
- Associated Press, Grolier Enterprises (1983-01-01). Pursuit of excellence, the Olympic story. Grolier Enterprises, 1983. p. 247. ISBN 9780717281718. ISBN.
- Jeremy Bujakowski carrying the Indian flag at the 1968 games Photo - image