Jadwiga Wajs
Encyclopedia
Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz (January 30, 1912 in Pabianice
, Łódzkie – February 1, 1990) was a Polish
athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw.
held in Los Angeles
, USA, in the women's discus throw event, winning the bronze medal.
Four years later she threw the discus again for Poland in the 1936 Summer Olympics
held in Berlin
, Germany
where she split the German pair Gisela Mauermayer
and Paula Mollenhauer
in winning the silver medal. She was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
Pabianice
Pabianice is a town in central Poland with 69 648 inhabitants . Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County...
, Łódzkie – February 1, 1990) was a Polish
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...
athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw.
Career
She competed for Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, USA, in the women's discus throw event, winning the bronze medal.
Four years later she threw the discus again for Poland in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
held in Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
Germany
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where she split the German pair Gisela Mauermayer
Gisela Mauermayer
Gisela Mauermayer was a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus. She won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany....
and Paula Mollenhauer
Paula Mollenhauer
Paula Mollenhauer was a German athlete who won the bronze medal in the discus throw event at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. She was born and died in Hamburg.- References :*...
in winning the silver medal. She was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
See also
- List of select Jewish track and field athletes