Wojciech Fortuna, Poland's first Winter Olympic champion

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1. 4 Feb 1972Background

   Wojciech Fortuna wins Poland's first Winter Olympic gold in Sapporo

   On 4 February 1972, 19-year-old Wojciech Fortuna won the normal hill ski jumping event in Sapporo, giving Poland its first Winter Olympic gold.

2. 1 Jan 1980Background

   Olympic champion Wojciech Fortuna leaves communist Poland in the early 1980s

   Wojciech Fortuna, Poland's first Winter Olympic champion, left communist Poland in the early 1980s and settled abroad, later returning home.

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   7 Nov

   Poland's first Winter Olympic champion found a second home in America

   Wojciech Fortuna won Poland's first Winter Olympic gold in 1972. Then life at home got hard, and a move to the USA gave him a fresh start.