Gary Wozniak

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Gary Wozniak
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Gary Wozniak (born November 27, 1987) is an American skeleton racer [1] who won the gold medal at the 2012 Empire State Games in Lake Placid, New York.

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  1. "Athletes". FIBT. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-11-24.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)