Mieczysław Chmura Explained

Played For:Podhale Nowy Targ
Birth Date:January 1, 1934
Birth Place:Nowy Targ, Poland
Death Place:Sosnowiec, Poland
Ntl Team:Poland
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:161
Position:Defence
Career Start:1955
Career End: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografie (Biography). Polish. Olimpijski.pl. 12 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Mieczyslaw Chmura . 2024-10-19 . www.hockeyarchives.info.