Irena Pawełczyk

Irena Pawełczyk - Kowalska ( born March 9, 1934 in Katowice ) is a former Polish luger.

Irena Pawełczyk start Katowice took the first time in 1958 at the FIL World Luge Championships in Krynica -Zdrój in part, finishing in tenth place. In 1961 she did not finish the race in Girenbad, 1962, she finished in seventh place Krynica. Also in 1962, she celebrated her greatest international success when she won the title at the European Luge Championships in Weissenbach bei Liezen before Helene Thurner and Gerda Rieser - Cegnar. In the Luge World Cup in 1963 in Imst Pawełczyk went to eleventh place. In the inaugural luge competitions at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 they finished fourth behind Ortrun Enderlein, Ilse Geisler and Helene Thurner. The last time launched the Polin 1967 in Davos at the World Cup and was 13