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Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki
Born
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki

(1905-11-25)25 November 1905
Boryslav, Lviv, Ukraine
Died22 January 1964(1964-01-22) (aged 58)

Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki (or Skrzypeski) (25 November 1905 [1] [2] – 22 January 1964 [1] [3]) was a British luge racer.

Skrzypecki was a former pilot in the Royal Air Force. [4] He died from injuries sustained during one of the training runs for the first Olympic luge competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. [5] On 21 January 1964, he suffered a fractured skull, fractured pelvis, and other injuries in the accident. He died the next day when his heart stopped during an emergency operation. [6] Days later, on 26 January 1964, Australian downhill skier Ross Milne also died. [5] [7] The Opening Ceremonies of the Games were held on 29 January 1964. [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Igrzyska śmierci. Oni stracili życie na olimpijskich arenach" (in Polish). sport.tvn24.pl. 12 February 2014.
  3. ^ John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN  0-313-32278-3, p. 346.
  4. ^ "Flashback to Luge's 1964 Debut" Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine winterolympics.si.com (Retrieved 17 February 2010)
  5. ^ 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  978-1-59485-063-9.
  6. ^ "British Olympic Tobogganist Dies". The Boston Globe. 23 January 1964.
  7. ^ a b John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN  0-313-32278-3, p. 347.


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