Antonina Taborowicz
Antonina Taborowicz (4 October 1899 - 11 January 1993) was a Polish track and field athlete specialized in the high jump. She was three times national champion, 13 times national record holder and represented Poland internationally. She was a resistance member during World War II.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 4 October 1899 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 11 January 1993 (aged 93) Warsaw, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | high jump |
| Club | Sokół Warszawa Sokół-Grażyna |
Biography
changeAthletics career
changeShe was a member of Sokół Warszawa and Sokół-Grażyna. She became three times Polish national athletics champion in the high jump in 1924, 1925 and 1926. She was four times national record holder in the high jump; up to 1.40 metres in 1926. She represented Poland at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg and finished sixth in the high jump event in a new Polish national record.[1][2]
Personal life
changeSadkowska was born in Warsaw on 4 October 1899. During the occupation of Poland during World War II she cooperated with the dominant resistance movement Home Army.[1] She died in Warsaw on 11 January 1993 at the age of 98. She is buried at the Bródnowski Cemetery in Warsaw.[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kurzyński, Henryk; Rachwalski, Maciej; Socha, Andrzej; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym (PDF). Warsaw: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. p. 340.
- ↑ Women's World Games (1922–1934)
- ↑ Antonina Taborowicz [hasło w wyszukiwarce cmentarnej