Rick Gulyas (born 15 December 1952 in Welland, Ontario) is a Canadian former ski jumper who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics, held in Sapporo, Japan, finishing in 48th position (out of either 56 or 62 competitors - sources disagree) in the men's individual small hill competition. Worldwide, his final standing in the 1971–72 season was 78th overall. Rick is also known as a competitor in International Freestyle skiing events as an aerialist. He made 1st place finishes in Men's Aerials in a number of competitions in Canada and the US. In addition to his Nordic jumping skills, he also a capable inverted-jump aerialist in Freestyle skiing. (Further editing and information requested)
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- This birthdate and birthplace is provided by information on the Canadian Olympic Committee 'Team Canada' page on Rick Gulyas, available here, retrieved 2013-12-21.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rick Gulyas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- According to this website, retrieved 2013-12-18.
- This is from the Vancouver Outlook news website, retrieved 2013-12-18.
- This information is from this ski-jumping website (page on Rick Gulyas), retrieved 2013-12-18.
- This information is from this ski-jumping website (table of worldwide results on the 1971-1972 ski season), retrieved 2013-12-18.
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