Janina Grabicka
Janina Grabicka with married name Brundin (3 February 1901 - 25 April 1983) was a Polish rower and track and field athlete specialized in the high jump.[1] She was a pioneer in women's sports in Poland. She was a member of Warsaw Rowing Club and sports club Grażyna Warszawa club.[2]
 Grabicka in 1931 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 3 February 1901 Żyrardów, Poland |
| Died | 25 April 1983 (aged 82) Warsaw, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics Rowing |
| Event(s) | sprint |
| Club | Warsaw Rowing Club Grażyna Warszawa |
Sports career
changeAthletics
changeAs an athlete Grabicka became between 1926 and 1929 five time Polish national champion and twelve time national record holder in relays and pentathlon. She represented Poland at the 1926 Women's World Games. In the 60 metres event she finished second in her heat qualifying for the final. In the final she finished in seventh and last place with a time of 8.2 seconds.[3]
Rowing
changeDuring the 1931 Poland-Great Britain rowing match she won the single scull. She became national champion in the single scull in 1932 and 1936.[4][5]
After her active career she was from 1950 coach of men's teams of AZS Warszawa and the women's teams of Zwiedźkowiec Warszawa. Polish Association of Rowing Associations (PZTW) trade union judge.
Personal life
changeShe died in Warsaw on 25 April 1983 at the age of 82. She is buried at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.[6]
Orders and decorations
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Bronze Cross of Merit (19 March 1931)[7]
References
change- ↑ Baptism certificate of Janina Grabicka, civil status files of the Roman Catholic parish in Żyrardów, no. 101/1901, State Archives of the Capital City of Warsaw Warsaw Branch in Grodzisk Mazowiecki
- ↑ XIII Związkowe Regaty o Mistrzostwo Polski. Sport Wodny, 1932 No 11, p. 204-208, Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa
- ↑ "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
- ↑ Sport Wodny, 1932 No 11, p. 208 Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa)
- ↑ Sport Wodny, 1936 No 14, p. 261 Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa)
- ↑ Cmentarz Stare Powązki: MARIA ADOLPH[permanent dead link]
- ↑ M.P. z 1931 r. nr 64, poz. 106
