Jeremy John Bujakowski, also known as Jarema Stanisław Bujakowski (March 30, 1939 – June 1, 2010),"United States Social Security Death Index," Jeremy John Bujakowski, 2010 Family Search.org 8 August 2012.Jeremy Bujakowski Sports-Reference.com 7 August 2012. was a Polish–Indian alpine skier, and two-time representative of India at the Winter Olympics.
Personal life He was born in Druskininkai, a city in modern-day Lithuania, to Polish travellers Halina Korolec-Bujakowski and Stanisław Bujakowski,Fundamentals Deccan Chronicle 7 August 2012 who in the years 1934 to 1936 travelled by motorcycle from Druskininkai to Shanghai.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.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. 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.
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. 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
AthleteEventRaceTimeRankJeremy BujakowskiDownhillDNF–Jeremy Bujakowski Olympic Data Project 7 Aug 2012
1968 Winter Olympics
Men's Downhill and giant slalom
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJeremy BujakowskiDownhill2:11.8253Giant slalom2:01.45692:00.48634:01.9365
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRankJeremy BujakowskiDNF–57.782did not advance
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Jeremy Bujakowski carrying the Indian flag at the 1968 games Photo - image
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