Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki

1905 – 1964

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Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki (or Skrzypeski) (25 November 1905 – 22 January 1964) was a British luge racer. Skrzypecki was a former pilot in the Royal Air Force. He died from injuries sustained during one of the training runs for the first Olympic luge competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. 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. Days later, on 25 January 1964, Australian downhill skier Ross Milne also died, of a head injury during a training ru

Name
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki
Locality
Kraków, Polonia
Born
25 noiembrie 1905
Died
22 ianuarie 1964
Age
58 years
Location
Cmentarz Rakowicki ↗
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Cemetery
Cmentarz Rakowicki
Locality
Kraków
Country
Polonia
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