 Konopacka in 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 February 1900 Rawa Mazowiecka, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 January 1989 (aged 88) Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Warsaw University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw, javelin throw, shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS Warsaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | DT – 39.62 m (1928) JT – 34.83 m (1930) SP – 9.96 m (1925) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halina Konopacka (Leonarda Kazimiera Konopacka-Matuszewska-Szczerbińska)[1] (26 February 1900 – 28 January 1989)[2] was a Polish athlete. She won the discus throw event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, defeating American silver medal winner Lillian Copeland, breaking her own world record, and becoming the first Polish Olympic champion.[3] After retiring from athletics she became a writer and poet. She immigrated to the United States after World War II, and died there.[4]
- ^ "Halina (właściwie Leonarda Kazimiera) Szczerbińska z Konopackich". www.ipsb.nina.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Olimpijski, Polski Komitet. "Biografie • Polski Komitet Olimpijski". www.olimpijski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Halina Konopacka - The Joy of Life". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Halina Konopacka Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2017.