Becky Wilczak
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Representing the  United States
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2001 Calgary | Mixed team |
Rebecca "Becky" Wilczak (born August 5, 1980, in Berwyn, Illinois) is an American luger who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won the bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 2001 FIL World Luge Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wilczak also finished fifth in the women's singles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Prior to those games, she was dealing with the need for a liver transplant for her father, Tom.
Wilczak later started to go into teaching. She was a Teacher for a highschool biology classes but then moved to a middle school. She is now a Geometry Honors Teacher at Clarendon Hills Middle School.
References
[edit]- FIL-Luge profile at the Wayback Machine (archived January 14, 2014)
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton at the Wayback Machine (archived May 29, 2007)
- US Olympic committee information on Wilczak's dream for herself and her father at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2004)
External links
[edit]- Becky Wilczak at the International Luge Federation (archive)
- Becky Wilczak at Olympics.com
- Becky Wilczak at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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