Jadwiga Wajs
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Other names: Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz Jadwiga Wajs-Marcinkiewicz
Job / Known for: Discus thrower
Left traces: Two Olympic medals and one European medal
Born
Date: 1912-01-30
Location: PL Pabianice, Russian Empire
Died
Date: 1990-02-01 (aged 78)
Resting place: PL Old Cemetery in Pabianice, Łódź Voivodeship
Death Cause: Natural causes
Family
Spouse: Franciszek Grętkiewicz
Children:
Parent(s): Artur Wajs and Paulina Janowska
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Jadwiga Wajs was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the discus throw. She represented Poland at three Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in 1936 and a bronze medal in 1932. She also won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold medal at the 1934 Women's World Games. She was Jewish and her family originated from Westphalia. She was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and lost her teeth during interrogation. She participated in the Warsaw Uprising and later worked for various social and sports organizations. She died in 1990 at the age of 78.
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