Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki

Kazimierz "Kay" Skrzypecki (or Skrzypeski) (1909[1] – 23 January 1964[2]) was a Polish-born British luge racer.

Skrzypecki was a former pilot in the Royal Air Force.[3] He died from injuries sustained during one of the training runs for the first Olympic luge competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[4] He suffered a fractured skull, fractured pelvis, and other injuries in the accident. He died the next day when his heart stopped during an emergency operation.[5] Three days later, on 26 January 1964, Australian downhill skier Ross Milne also died.[4][6] The Opening Ceremonies of the Games were held on 29 January 1964.[6]

References
  1. "Igrzyska śmierci. Oni stracili życie na olimpijskich arenach" (in Polish). sport.tvn24.pl. 12 February 2014.
  2. John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN 0-313-32278-3, p. 346.
  3. "Flashback to Luge's 1964 Debut" Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine winterolympics.si.com (Retrieved on 17 February 2010)
  4. Judd, Ron C. (2009). The Winter Olympics: An Insider's Guide to the Legends, Lore and The Games. The Mountaineers Books. pp. 29. ISBN 978-1-59485-063-9.
  5. "British Olympic Tobogganist Dies". The Boston Globe. 12 January 1964.
  6. John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN 0-313-32278-3, p. 347.


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