Jadwiga Wajs

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

Career

She competed for Poland at the 1932 Summer Olympics 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.

See also

• List of select Jewish track and field athletes

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