Halina Konopacka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Halina Konopacka

Polish athlete

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1900

Place of Birth: Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1989

Profession: writer, poet, athletics competitor

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Halina Konopacka

  • Halina Konopacka (Leonarda Kazimiera Konopacka-Matuszewska-Szczerbinska) (26 February 1900 – 28 January 1989) was a Polish athlete.
  • She won the discus throw event at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking her own world record and becoming the first Polish Olympic champion.
  • After retiring from athletics she became a writer and poet.
  • She immigrated to the United States after World War II and died there.

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