Halina Konopacka

Halina Konopacka

Halina Konopacka behaves. Matuszewska, married. Szczerbińska ( born November 11, 1900 in Rawa Mazowiecka; † January 29, 1989 in Daytona Beach, Florida) was a Polish athlete.

In the Women's World Games in Gothenburg in 1926 and the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 she won the gold medal in the discus throw. The 1.80 m wide Polin became the first Olympic champion in history in this discipline and in the sports history of their home country.

Your victories width on 31 July 1928, 39.62 meters was also a new world record, which was only surpassed in 1932 by her compatriot Jadwiga Wajs with 40.34 meters. She was also voted the most beautiful woman in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam.

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