George Kotlarek

George Stanley Kotlarek (1912 – 1993) was an American ski jumper.

George Kotlarek

Personal information
Birth name	George Stanley Kotlarek
Born	1912 (1912) Duluth, Minnesota, US
Died	1993 (aged 80–81)
Sport
Sport	Ski jumping
Club	Duluth XC Ski Club

Biography

Born in 1912, in Duluth, Minnesota, Kotlarek began skiing as a child.^[1] In 1936, he won the class A division of the NSA National Championship Tournament, along with Eugene Wilson of the B division.^[2] He won the A division championship again in 1954, along with Ted Lahner of the B division.^[3]

Kotlarek was inducted in the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1968. He is also the father of Gene Kotlarek. He died in 1993, aged 80 or 81.^[1]