Janina Susczewska
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Janina Susczewska-Siwy (born February 14, 1936 in Brzozówka near Grodno) is a Polish
luge
r who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won two medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in the men's doubles event (1958
) and a bronze medal in the women's singles event (1963
).
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won two medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in the men's doubles event (1958
FIL World Luge Championships 1958
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:Strillinger and Nachmann became the first repeat champions at the World Championships.-Medal table:-References:***...
) and a bronze medal in the women's singles event (1963
FIL World Luge Championships 1963
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Geisler becomes the first woman to repeat as World Champion.-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
).