Jerzy Koszla
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Jerzy Koszla was a Polish
luge
r who competed during the late 1950s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1958 FIL World Luge Championships
in Krynica, Poland
.
Koszla died the following year in a motorcycle accident.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed during the late 1950s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1958 FIL World Luge Championships
FIL World Luge Championships 1958
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:Strillinger and Nachmann became the first repeat champions at the World Championships.-Medal table:-References:***...
in Krynica, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Koszla died the following year in a motorcycle accident.