Maria Kwaśniewska
Maria Jadwiga Kwaśniewska-Maleszewska (born August 15, 1913 in Łódź , † October 17, 2007 in Warsaw ) was a Polish athlete.
In 1927 she moved from the sports club HKS Łódź to ŁKS Łódź . At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , she won the bronze medal in the javelin throw with 41.80 m . Three years later she moved to AZS Warszawa before the Second World War interrupted her further sporting activities. After the end of the war in 1945 she trained at DKS Łódź and moved again to AZS Warszawa the following year .
She was the Polish javelin throwing champion in 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939 and 1946. In 1936 she improved the Polish record in javelin throw to 44.03 m. This national record was not exceeded until 1952. With a height of 1.65 m, her competition weight was 56 kg.
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2008. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2008, ISBN 978-1-899807-65-9 .
Web links
- Maria Kwaśniewska in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Website with a short description of her career (Polish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kwaśniewska, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kwaśniewska-Maleszewska, Maria Jadwiga (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 15, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lodz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 2007 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |