Miroslav Zajonc

Medal record
Luge
World Championships
Gold	1983 Lake Placid	Men's singles

Miroslav Zajonc (sometimes shown as Miro Zajonc or Miro Zayonc, born June 10, 1960) was a Czechoslovakian-born luger who later competed for both Canada and the United States between the late 1970s and the late 1980s. Competing for Canada, he won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1983 FIL World Luge Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

Zajonc was born in Czechoslovakia, but defected to Canada in 1981 where he won the country's first medal of any kind in luge either at the Winter Olympics or the World Championships in 1983. Between 1983 and 1985, Zajonc switched his nationality from Canada to the US, finally making his only Winter Olympic team when he was selected to competed for the US at Calgary in 1988. He qualified despite breaking his right foot in a training accident five weeks prior to the 1988 Games. Zajonc would finish 11th in the men's doubles event for the US.

After his retirement, Zajonc joined the USA Luge Team's coaching staff and is head coach of the USA Luge Junior Team as of 2007.

References

• Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
• New York Times February 7, 1983 article on Zajonc's 1983 World Championship win at Lake Placid. - Accessed June 16, 2007.
• Washington Post January 19, 1988 article on Zajonc's broken right foot. - Accessed June 16, 2007.
• Washington Post February 5, 1988 article on Zajonc being named to US Olympic team. - Accessed June 16, 2007.
• Washington Post February 19, 1988 article on Zajonc competing in Calgary with a cast on his broken right foot. - Accessed June 16, 2007.
• Washington Post February 20, 1988 article on Zajonc's 11th place finish in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary - Accessed June 16, 2007.

External links

• USA Luge Team list of coaches, including Zayonc

Persondata
Name	Zajonc, Miroslav
Alternative names
Short description	Luger
Date of birth	June 10, 1960
Place of birth
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