12 Notable alumni of
Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
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The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice is 2519th in the world, 805th in Europe, and 59th in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Justyna Kowalczyk
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- sports officialcross-country skiing coachcross-country skier
- Biography
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Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli is a Polish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers (the other being Finn Marjo Matikainen) to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row. Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for wins in the Tour de Ski with 14, and had 29 podiums in total. She also won the Vasaloppet women's edition in 2015. She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year a record five times.
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Artur Rojek
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- lyricistsongwriterrecording artistmusician
- Biography
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Artur Marcin Rojek is the former guitarist and lead singer of the Polish alternative rock group Myslovitz. He and the lead guitarist Wojciech Powaga founded the Mysłowice-based group in 1992. He was also the guitarist, vocalist, and main songwriter for the dream pop band Lenny Valentino, which formed in 1998 and disbanded in 2001.
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Robert Korzeniowski
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- racewalker
- Biography
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Robert Marek Korzeniowski is a Polish former racewalker who won four gold medals at the Olympic Games and three gold medals at World Championships.
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Waldemar Fornalik
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- association football playerassociation football coach
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Waldemar Fornalik is a Polish professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of I liga club Ruch Chorzów. A one-club man, he spent his entire playing career with Ruch. From July 2012 to October 2013, he managed the Poland national team.
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Łukasz Kruczek
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- ski jumper
- Biography
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Łukasz Paweł Kruczek is a Polish former ski jumper. He represented Poland at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and is a four-time gold medalist at Universiade. From 2008 till 2016 he has been the coach of the Polish national ski jumping team. Since 2016 he is the coach of the Italian national ski jumping team
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Dawid Tomala
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- athletics competitorracewalker
- Biography
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Dawid Tomala is a Polish race walker. He is the reigning Olympic champion in the 50 kilometres walk, having won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tomala also represented his country at the 2012 London Olympics, finishing 19th in the 20 km walk.
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Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek
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- modern pentathlete
- Biography
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Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek is a Polish modern pentathlete. He won two gold Olympic medals, both in Barcelona, 1992. Skrzypaszek won the individual and the team event. After the Barcelona games he retired.
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Kamila Żuk
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- biathlete
- Biography
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Kamila Żuk is a Polish biathlete. She is a two-time gold and silver medallist at the Junior World Championships. She won a gold medal at the 2021 European Championships and has represented Poland at the Winter Olympic Games on three occasions (2018, 2022, 2026).
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Robert Góralczyk
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- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Robert Góralczyk is a Polish professional football manager who is currently the assistant coach of I liga club GKS Tychy.
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Andrzej Tkacz
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- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Andrzej Józef Tkacz is a former Polish ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Poland men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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Wojciech Tkacz
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- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Wojciech Maciej Tkacz is a Polish former ice hockey player. He played for GKS Katowice, Mora IK, Unia Oświęcim, and GKS Tychy during his career. He also played for the Polish national team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and multiple World Championships. In 1991 Tkacz led the Polish league in scoring.
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Grzegorz Janik
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Grzegorz Piotr Janik is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 4,417 votes in 30 Rybnik district, as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.
