Ryszard Gawior (born 18 September 1943) was a Polish

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r who competed in the late 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships in

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. Gawior also finished sixth in the men's doubles event at the

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References

List of European luge champions
*Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Luge - Men's two-seater". ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York:

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Ryszard Gawior's profile at Sports Reference.com
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