Mieczysław Chmura

Mieczysław Chmura
Born (1934-01-01)January 1, 1934
Nowy Targ, Poland
Died April 9, 1980(1980-04-09) (aged 46)
Sosnowiec, Poland
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Podhale Nowy Targ
National team  Poland
Playing career 1955–1964

Mieczysław Stefan Chmura (1 January 1934 – 9 April 1980), was a Polish ice hockey player, who played as a defenceman. He played for Podhale Nowy Targ during his career. He also played for the Polish national team at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and the 1959 World Championship. After his playing career he turned to coaching.[1]

He died of an embolism at age 46, just before the club he coached at the time - Zagłębie Sosnowiec - won its first league title.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Biografie (Biography)" (in Polish). Olimpijski.pl. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Mieczyslaw Chmura". www.hockeyarchives.info. Retrieved 2024-10-19.


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