Życie i działalność Tadeusza Wowkonowicza 1912–2005. Przyczynek do dziejów polskiego narciarstwa
The Life and Accomplishments of Tadeusz Wowkonowicz (1912–2005): His Contribution to the History of Polish Skiing

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the study is to examine the historical sources, and to elaborate on the activity of Tadeusz Wowkonowicz. He was an active hockey player and skier, and a member of the Polish Ski Team in the 1930s. He was a multiple medalists of the Polish Ski Championships in the ski runs relay. At the beginning of the Second World War, he fled to France and joined the Second Rifle Division of the Polish Armed Forces. He fought during French Campaign, and then his division crossed the border of Switzerland, where the soldiers were interned. After the Second World War, Wowkonowicz was one of the co-originators and members of the restored Polish Ski Team. He never came back to Poland. He settled in Chamonix, France. He an active ski coach, and an activist of the French Ski Federation. His assistance to Polish people who came to Chamonix made him the “Polish ambassador in Chamonix”.

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