Halina Konopacka

Olympic medal record
Women's athletics
Gold	Amsterdam 1928	Discus Throw

Halina Konopacka (born November 11, 1900 — died January 29, 1989), famous athlete, first Polish Olympic Champion (1928, Amsterdam). She had took part in the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where she won a gold medal in discus throw breaking her own the world record. This was the first women's track and field event gold won in the Olympics.

Since she had retired, she has been a writer. After the Second World War she had lived in the United States.

Olympic champions in women's discus throw
1928: Halina Konopacka \| 1932: Lillian Copeland \| 1936: Gisela Mauermayer \| 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer \| 1952: Nina Romaschkova \| 1956: Olga Fikotová \| 1960: Nina Ponomaryeva \| 1964: Tamara Press \| 1968: Lia Manoliu \| 1972: Faina Melnik \| 1976: Evelin Schlaak \| 1980: Evelin Jahl \| 1984: Ria Stalman \| 1988: Martina Hellmann \| 1992: Maritza Martén \| 1996: Ilke Wyludda \| 2000: Ellina Zvereva \| 2004: Natalya Sadova