Skrzypecki was a former pilot in the Royal Air Force.[4] He died from injuries sustained during one of the training runs for the first Olympic luge competition at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[5] On 21 January 1964, 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.[6] Days later, on 26 January 1964, Australian downhill skierRoss Milne also died.[5][7] The Opening Ceremonies of the Games were held on 29 January 1964.[7]
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^ ab"Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^"Igrzyska śmierci. Oni stracili życie na olimpijskich arenach" (in Polish). sport.tvn24.pl. 12 February 2014.
^John E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN0-313-32278-3, p. 346.
^"Flashback to Luge's 1964 Debut" 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machinewinterolympics.si.com (Retrieved 17 February 2010)
^ abJudd, Ron C. (2009). The Winter Olympics: An Insider's Guide to the Legends, Lore and The Games. The Mountaineers Books. pp. 29. ISBN978-1-59485-063-9.
^"British Olympic Tobogganist Dies". The Boston Globe. 23 January 1964.
^ abJohn E. Findling, Kimberly D. Pelle, Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement, Greenwood Press, 2004, ISBN0-313-32278-3, p. 347.
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