Jadwiga Wajs

Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz (30 January 1912 in Pabianice, Russian Empire – 1 February 1990) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw.

Jadwiga Wajs
Jadwiga Wajs in 1937
Personal information
Full nameJadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz
Born(1912-01-30)30 January 1912
Pabianice, Russian Empire
Died1 February 1990(1990-02-01) (aged 78)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Discus throw
1932 Los Angeles Discus throw
Women's World Games
1934 London Discus throw
European Championships
1946 OsloDiscus throw

Career

She competed for Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, 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. Her father's ancestors came to Livonia and Poland from Westfalen in the 13th century. Their heraldic crest was the white swan.[1]

References
  1. "Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz" (in Polish). Zjednoczenie Pabianickie. April 19, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
Records
Preceded by
Halina Konopacka		 Women's Discus World Record Holder
15 May 1932 – 19 June 1932		 Succeeded by
Grete Heublein
Preceded by
Grete Heublein		 Women's Discus World Record Holder
19 June 1932 – 2 June 1935		 Succeeded by
Gisela Mauermayer
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