Lwów
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– 1 February 2004, in
Kraków
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) is a Polish luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a complete set of medals at the
FIL World Luge Championships
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with a gold in the men's doubles (
1963
Events January
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), a silver in the men's singles ( 1958) and a bronze in the men's doubles event (1958).
Pędrak-Janowicz competed in the
1964 Winter Olympics
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where he finished tied for fifth in the men's doubles event.