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
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
DT – 39.62 m (1928) JT – 34.83 m (1930) SP – 9.96 m (1925)
Medal record
Representing Poland
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam
Discus throw
Women's World Games
1926 Gothenburg
Discus throw
1930 Prague
Discus throw
1926 Gothenburg
Shot put
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.
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