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Mar 31, 1940 Duluth, Minnesota, United States Died on 09 Nov 2017 (aged 77)
Olympic ski jumper
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About Gene Kotlarek
- Eugene Robert "Gene" Kotlarek (March 31, 1940 – November 9, 2017) was an American former ski jumper.
- He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of 14th place in the normal hill in 1964.Kotlarek was trained by his father George, a member of the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame.
- He won the 1958 National Boys title, the 1959 National Junior A championship, and the U.S.
- Senior titles in 1963 and 1966–67.
- In 1964 he set a national record at 138 m (454 feet), which stood for nine years.
- Kotlarek graduated from the University of Minnesota and later worked as an accountant.
- In 1982 he was elected to the National Ski Hall of Fame.Gene died on November 9, 2017 in Colorado Springs, CO.
