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Higher school named after Halina Konopacka

    Halina Konopacka (Leonarda Kazimiera Konopacka-Matuszewska-Szczerbińska) (born 1900, Rawa Mazowiecka, Russian Empire – died 1989, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States) 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. The school of her name was established in 1999 in Pruszków.

    Address : Wyższa Szkoła Kultury Fizycznej i Turystyki im. Haliny Konopackiej, ul. Andrzeja 1, 05 – 800 Pruszków


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