Wojciech Fortuna is a Polish former ski jumper, born on 6 August 1952, who competed from 1969 to 1979. He won the Olympic gold medal on the large hill at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and finished sixth on the normal hill. His gold was the first for Poland at the Winter Olympics and remained the country's only Winter Olympic gold until Vancouver 2010. He took part four times in the Four Hills Tournament, with his best ranking, 18th place, coming in its 21st edition. He was awarded the Badge of Honour of Podlaskie Voivodeship, and Olympedia records him as closing flagbearer for Poland.
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