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Halina Konopacka, również Halina Konopacka-Matuszewska-Szczerbińska, właśc. imiona: Leonarda Kazimiera Konopacka (ur. 26 lutego 1900 w Rawie Mazowieckiej, zm. 28 stycznia 1989 w Daytona Beach) – polska lekkoatletka, dyskobolka, pierwsza polska złota medalistka olimpijska. Dama Orderu Orła Białego.
Halina Konopacka (Leonarda Kazimiera Konopacka-Matuszewska-Szczerbińska) (26 February 1900 – 28 January 1989) 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.
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Halina Konopacka was a Polish discus thrower who won the first Olympic gold medal for her country in 1928. She also broke three world records, wrote poetry, and survived World War II in the US.
Learn about the life and achievements of Halina Konopacka, the first Polish Olympic gold medalist in 1928. She was a versatile sportswoman, a beauty icon, and a promoter of women's sports in Poland.
Halina Konopacka 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. After retiring from athletics she became a writer and poet.
The history of the polish legend Halina Konopacka. In Amsterdam 1928 she become the first ever olympic Gold medallis for Poland.
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