Zdzisław Kotla

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Zdzisław Kotla (5 May 1949 18 October 2012 [1] ) was a Polish Olympic sailor. He was the brother of Ryszard Kotla.

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Biography

He was a member of the Yachting Club Pogoń in Szczecin. From 1976 he sailed in the Soling class. He competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow (Tallinn) in a team with Jan Bartosik and Jerzy Wujecki.

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References

  1. "Zdzisław Kotla, Szczecin, 22.10.2012 - nekrolog" (in Polish). Nekrologi.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 26 December 2012.