Jerzy Koszla (3 October 1935 – 17 September 1959) was a Polish

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

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,

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. Koszla died the following year in a motorcycle accident.

References

Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
*Toporowicz, Kazimierz. (1968–1969). "Jerzy Koszla" In. ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny'', Volume XIV. *Zieleśkiewicz, Władysław. (1992). ''Gwiazdy zimowych aren. Encyklopedia sportu'', Warsaw. 1935 births 1959 deaths Road incident deaths in Poland Motorcycle road incident deaths Polish male lugers Place of birth missing {{Poland-luge-bio-stub