Ryszard Pędrak-Janowicz

Ryszard Pędrak-Janowicz (17 May 1932 in Lwów - 1 February 2004 in Kraków) is a Polish luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a complete set of medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in the men's doubles (1963), a silver in the men's singles (1958) and a bronze in the men's doubles event (1958).

Pędrak-Janowicz competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics where he finished tied for fifth in the men's doubles event.

References

* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml 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. 576.