The document provides brief biographies of several famous Poles, including Justyna Kowalczyk, a ski runner who won gold at the 2010 Olympics; Karol Wojtyła, the first Polish Pope; Henryk Sienkiewicz, a Polish author; Fryderyk Chopin, a famous composer; Maria Skłodowska Curie, a Polish scientist who discovered radium and polonium; and Adam Małysz, a champion ski jumper.

1. Famous Poles

2. Justyna Kowalczyk Justyna is 27 years old. She is a very popular ski runner. She has won gold, silver and brown medals in the Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010. She is also the first and up till now the only woman who has won the Olympic championship for Poland during the winter Olympic. Only Wojciech Fortuna - the Polish sportsman - made it before her.

3. Justyna Kowalczyk

4. Karol Wojtyła He was the first Polish Pope. On 16 th October 1978 Karol Wojtyła became the Pope. Karol was born on 18 th May 1920 in Wadowice. He had one brother Edmund.

5. Jan Paweł II in Africa

6. Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Sienkiewicz was a Polish short story writer, a novelist and a columnist. He was born in the village of Wola Okrzejska in the Łuków Earth in the impoverished family of a gentleman ..

7. Fryderyk Chopin He was a composer. Fryderyk Chopin was born on 1 st March 1810 in Żelazowa Wola. His father was Frenchman. He created 57 mazureks of 19 nocturnes, 4 scherzas, 4 ballades, 2 etudes, 24 preludes, 3 sonatas and others.

8. Chopin's work

9. Maria Skłodowska - Curie She was a Polish scientist. Maria worked in France. She got two Nobel awards. She invented elements – polonium and radium. She got married Piotr Curie.

10. At work

11. Adam Małysz Adam Henryk Małysz is a ski jumper. He is 33 years old. He was chosen as the best sportsman of Poland four times. He is one of the most titled competitors in the history of ski jumps.

12. Adam Małysz