Edward Fender (8 August 1942 – 6 November 2021) was a Polish

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r who competed during the mid-1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1963 FIL World Luge Championships in

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. Fender also finished seventh in the men's doubles event at the

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. He died on 6 November 2021, at the age of 79.

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Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
*Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Luge - Men's singles". ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 575–6. 1942 births 2021 deaths Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic lugers of Poland Polish male lugers Sportspeople from Bielsko-Biała {{Poland-luge-bio-stub