Barbara Piecha
Encyclopedia
Barbara Piecha is a Polish
luge
r who competed during the early 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1970
and a bronze in 1971
.
Piecha also won a bronze medal in the women's singles at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships
in Imst
, Austria
.
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 during the early 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1970
FIL World Luge Championships 1970
The FIL World Luge Championships 1970 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It is the only time that the championships have been held in the same location in consecutive years.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...
and a bronze in 1971
FIL World Luge Championships 1971
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
.
Piecha also won a bronze medal in the women's singles at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships
FIL European Luge Championships 1971
The FIL European Luge Championships 1971 took place in Imst, Austria for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956. A record four countries won medals at these championships.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...
in Imst
Imst
Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.