Patrick Gasienica
 Gasienica in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 28, 1998 McHenry, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 2023 (aged 24) Bull Valley, Illinois, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Ski jumping |
| Club | Norge Ski Club |
Patrick Gasienica (November 28, 1998 – June 12, 2023) was an American ski jumper. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[1][2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Gasienica was born in the United States to a family of Polish immigrants from Zakopane.[3] He died in a motorcycle accident in Bull Valley, Illinois, on June 12, 2023, at the age of 24.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Patrick Gasienica". International Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Patrick Gasienica". International Ski Federation.
- ^ "Jego rodzice pochodzą z Polski! Rusza do walki w IO" [His parents come from Poland! He's going to fight in IO]. sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ Juwon, James (June 13, 2023). "Patrick Gasienica Skijumping, American Ski jumper died in motorcycle accident". SNBC. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patrick Gasienica.
- Patrick Gasienica at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Patrick Gasienica at Olympics.com
- Patrick Gasienica at Olympedia (archive)
- Patrick Gasienica at Team USA (archive June 29, 2023)
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- 2023 deaths
- American male ski jumpers
- American people of Polish descent
- Motorcycle road incident deaths
- Olympic ski jumpers for the United States
- Road incident deaths in Illinois
- Ski jumpers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Illinois
- People from McHenry, Illinois
- Sportspeople from McHenry County, Illinois
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American ski jumping biography stubs