Jadwiga Ksiazek
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Jadwiga Książek is a Polish
former volleyball
player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
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She was born in Zelwa.
In 1964 she was part of the Polish team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches.
Four years later she won her second Olympic bronze medal with the Polish team. She played three matches.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
former volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
and in the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
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She was born in Zelwa.
In 1964 she was part of the Polish team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches.
Four years later she won her second Olympic bronze medal with the Polish team. She played three matches.