Stanisława Walasiewicz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stanisława Walasiewicz

Polish Olympic champion

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Wierzchownia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1980

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Stanisława Walasiewicz

  • Stanislawa Walasiewicz (3 April 1911 – 4 December 1980), also known as Stefania Walasiewicz, Stanislawa Walasiewiczówna (see Polish name) and Stella Walsh, was a Polish track and field athlete, who became a women's Olympic champion in the 100 metres.
  • She became an American citizen in 1947.
  • Upon her death, it was discovered that Walasiewicz had a Y chromosome and was intersex.

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