Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski
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Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki (or Kay-Skrzypeski) (died on 23 January 1964[1]) was a Polish-born British luge racer.
Kay-Skrzypecki was a former pilot in the Royal Air Force.[2] He died during one of the training runs for the first Olympic luge competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[3] Three days later, on 26 January 1964, Australian downhill skier Ross Milne also died.[3][4] The Opening Ceremonies of the Games were held on 29 January 1964.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN 0313322783, p. 346.
- ^ "Flashback to Luge's 1964 Debut" winterolympics.si.com (Retrieved on 17 February 2010)
- ^ a b Judd, Ron C. (2009). The Winter Olympics: An Insider's Guide to the Legends, Lore and The Games. The Mountaineers Books. pp. 29. ISBN 9781594850639.
- ^ a b John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN 0313322783, p. 347.
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