Felix Belczyk
Felix Belczyk (born 11 August 1961) is a Canadian former alpine skier who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and 1992 Winter Olympics.
Belczyk was born in 11 August 1961 in Calgary, Alberta.[1] He was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Ski team from 1982 to 1992 competing in downhill and super-G.[2] On the World Cup circuit, took first place in super-G at Leukerbad, Switzerland in 1988 and placed third in the downhill race at Are, Sweden in 1990.[3][4]
Belczyk competed for Canada in two Winter Olympic Games. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he competed in downhill, super-G and the combined. In the combined event, he placed third in the downhill portion but missed a gate in the slalom and was disqualified.[5]In the downhill event, he finished eighteenth with a time of 2:03.59. [6] He placed nineteenth in the super-G event with a time of 1:44.31.[7]
At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he competed in downhill.
References
- ^ "Felix Belczyk". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Felix Belczyk" (PDF). Felix Belczyk - Full English biography. Canadian Ski Museum. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Felix Belczyk of Canada won an alpine World Ski Cup". United Press International. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
- ^ "2006 Pioneer Legends of Skiing Bios". Vail Daily. 22 March 2006. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. pp. 23, 25. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. p. 542. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. p. 554. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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