Jerzy Wojnar (7 October 1930 in

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– 2 February 2005 in

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) was a Polish pilot and

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r who competed from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s. He won the three medals in the men's singles event at the

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with two golds (

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, FIL World Luge Championships 1961, 1961) and one silver (FIL World Luge Championships 1962, 1962). Wojnar competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth in the men's singles event at Grenoble in 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968.

References

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. p. 575. 1930 births 2005 deaths Lugers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Polish male lugers Olympic lugers for Poland Lugers from Lviv Polish aviators 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-luge-bio-stub