Jeremy Bujakowski

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| disciplines = Slalom, giant slalom, downhill

| full_name = Jeremy John Bujakowski

| birth_name = Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski

| birth_date = March 30, 1939

| birth_place = Druskininkai, Poland

| death_date = June 1, 2010

| death_place = San Bernardino, California, USA

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| olympicteams = India – (1964, 1968)

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Jeremy John Bujakowski, also known as Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski (March 30, 1939 – June 1, 2010),[https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JGYQ-FYQ "United States Social Security Death Index," Jeremy John Bujakowski, 2010] Family Search.org 8 August 2012.[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeremy-bujakowski-1.html Jeremy Bujakowski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218180042/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/jeremy-bujakowski-1.html |date=2012-12-18 }} Sports-Reference.com 7 August 2012. was a Polish–Indian alpine skier, and two-time representative of India at the Winter Olympics.{{cite news |title=The story of Jerry Bujakowski, India's first representative at the Winter Olympics |url=https://scroll.in/field/867760/watch-the-story-of-jerry-bujakowski-indias-first-representative-at-the-winter-olympics |website=Scroll.in |date=February 6, 2018 }}

Personal life

He was born in Druskininkai, a city in modern-day Lithuania, to Polish travellers Halina Korolec-Bujakowski and Stanisław Bujakowski,[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-105 Fundamentals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207101940/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/sunday-chronicle/leisure/fundamentals-105 |date=2011-12-07 }} Deccan Chronicle 7 August 2012 who in the years 1934 to 1936 travelled by motorcycle from Druskininkai to Shanghai.[http://www.motofakty.pl/artykul/rece-przymarzly-do-kierownicy.html Ręce przymarzły do kierownicy] Motofakty.pl 7 August 2012 (in Polish) 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.[http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4991-Awards-13-June-1946-%28AFC-AFM-Commendations%29 Awards, 13 June 1946 (AFC, AFM, Commendations)] RAF Commands.com

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.{{cite news |title=The story of Jeremy John Bujakowski, India's Winter Olympics pioneer |url=https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/4psIJpO07WlAw5FCi85VML/The-story-of-Jeremy-John-Bujakowski-Indias-Winter-Olympics.html |website=Livemint |last1=Vadukut |first1=Sidin |date=February 16, 2018 }}{{cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |vauthors= |title=The States, Volume 5 |year= 1973|publisher= India News and Feature Alliance |location= |pages=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2EojAQAAMAAJ |doi= }} He studied at the St Joseph's North Point, Darjeeling, and graduated from the St Xavier's College, Kolkata, before leaving for the United States for higher studies, following which he got a scholarship at University of Denver.{{cite news |title=Jeremy Bujakowski and India's debut at the Winter Olympics |url=https://thebridge.in/featured/jeremy-bujakowski-indias-debut-winter-olympics/ |website=The Bridge |last1=Mallick |first1=Sounak |date=January 25, 2018 }}

Career

Jeremy Bujakowski was India's first and sole athlete at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. He competed in the men's downhill event in Alpine skiing, which he could not finish due to an injury.{{cite book |last=Associated Press |first=Grolier Enterprises |authorlink= |title=Pursuit of excellence, the Olympic story |publisher=Grolier Enterprises, 1983 |date=1983-01-01 |location= |pages=247 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fAsPAQAAMAAJ |doi= |isbn=9780717281718 }} He returned in 1968 to represent India at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, in Alpine skiing, competing again in the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom events.

Alpine skiing

=1964 Winter Olympics=

;Men's Downhill

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Jeremy Bujakowski \|Downhill \|align="center"\|DNF \|align="center"\|–[http://odp.mjchost.com/en/athletes/b/bujakojerem001.htm Jeremy Bujakowski] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055913/http://odp.mjchost.com/en/athletes/b/bujakojerem001.htm \|date=2016-03-04 }} Olympic Data Project 7 Aug 2012

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Jeremy Bujakowski

|Downhill

|align="center"|DNF

|align="center"|–[http://odp.mjchost.com/en/athletes/b/bujakojerem001.htm Jeremy Bujakowski] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055913/http://odp.mjchost.com/en/athletes/b/bujakojerem001.htm |date=2016-03-04 }} Olympic Data Project 7 Aug 2012

=1968 Winter Olympics=

;Men's Downhill and giant slalom

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rowspan="2" \|Jeremy Bujakowski \|Downhill \|colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"\| \|align="center"\|2:11.82 \|align="center"\|53
Giant slalom \|align="center"\|2:01.45 \|align="center"\|69 \|align="center"\|2:00.48 \|align="center"\|63 \|align="center"\|4:01.93 \|align="center"\|65

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rowspan="2" |Jeremy Bujakowski

|Downhill

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|align="center"|2:11.82

|align="center"|53

Giant slalom

|align="center"|2:01.45

|align="center"|69

|align="center"|2:00.48

|align="center"|63

|align="center"|4:01.93

|align="center"|65

;Men's slalom

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Jeremy Bujakowski \|align="center"\|DNF \|align="center"\|– \|align="center"\|57.78 \|align="center"\|2 \|colspan="6"\|did not advance

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Jeremy Bujakowski

|align="center"|DNF

|align="center"|–

|align="center"|57.78

|align="center"|2

|colspan="6"|did not advance

References

Jeremy Bujakowski carrying the Indian flag at the 1968 games [http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Watchf-Associated-Press-Sports-Olympics-FRANCE-/e1f51163e5a34e2981311bbd716c1c39/1/0 Photo - image ]