celebratingamazingwomen:HalinaKonopacka (1900-1989) was a Polish athlete who in 1928 became the firs
celebratingamazingwomen:HalinaKonopacka (1900-1989) was a Polish athlete who in 1928 became the first Olympicchampion from her native country. She did so upon winning the gold medal indiscus throw at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam.She first set a world record in discus throw in1926, after only months of training; she subsequently broke her own recordtwice. After retiring from sports she started publishing poetry, and wasappreciated in Polish literary circles for her feminist approach. -- source link
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