Irena Pawełczyk

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Irena Pawełczyk
Medal record
Luge
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Weissenbach Women's singles

Irena Pawełczyk (born 9 March 1934 in Katowice) is a Polish luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1962 FIL European Luge Championships in Weissenbach, Austria.

Pawełczyk also finished fourth in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

References[edit]

  • List of European luge champions (in German)
  • Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Luge: Women's Singles". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irena Pawełczyk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.