Halina Górecka
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 Halina Górecka (left) and Ewa Kłobukowska at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1938 (age 87) Chorzów, Poland |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Club | AKS Chorzów Górnik Zabrze ASV Köln |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.5 (1964) 200 m – 23.6 (1964) |
Medal record | |
Halina Sylwia Górecka (née Richter, later Herrmann; born 4 February 1938) is a retired Polish and German sprinter. At the Summer Olympics she competed for Poland in 1956, 1960 and 1964 and for West Germany in 1968. She won a bronze and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1960 and 1964, respectively. The Polish team set a world record in the 1964 final, but it was annulled after one teammate, Ewa Kłobukowska, failed a gender test in 1967.[1][2]
In 1964 Górecka became a double champion of Poland: in 100 m and 200 m, adding to her earlier Polish title in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1954. In 1965, at an international meet in Dortmund, she defected to West Germany and went to Cologne to a friend Reinhold Herrmann. They married in 1966. Her appearance for West Germany at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City did not result in any medals. In Germany Górecka worked as an office clerk. In 2012 her Olympic gold medal was stolen from her apartment.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann. sports-reference.com
- ^ Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay. sports-reference.com
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chorzów
- Athletes from Silesian Voivodeship
- Polish women sprinters
- German women sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Poland
- Olympic athletes for West Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Poland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
- Polish defectors
- Polish emigrants to Germany
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Olympic women sprinters
- Polish Athletics Championships winners
- Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 20th-century German sportswomen
- 20th-century Polish sportswomen
Halina Górecka (left) and Ewa Kłobukowska at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1938 (age 87) Chorzów, Poland |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Club | AKS Chorzów Górnik Zabrze ASV Köln |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.5 (1964) 200 m – 23.6 (1964) |
Medal record | |
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Halina Sylwia Górecka (née Richter, later Herrmann; born 4 February 1938) is a retired Polish and German sprinter. At the Summer Olympics she competed for Poland in 1956, 1960 and 1964 and for West Germany in 1968. She won a bronze and a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1960 and 1964, respectively. The Polish team set a world record in the 1964 final, but it was annulled after one teammate, Ewa Kłobukowska, failed a gender test in 1967.[1][2]
In 1964 Górecka became a double champion of Poland: in 100 m and 200 m, adding to her earlier Polish title in the 4 × 100 m relay in 1954. In 1965, at an international meet in Dortmund, she defected to West Germany and went to Cologne to a friend Reinhold Herrmann. They married in 1966. Her appearance for West Germany at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City did not result in any medals. In Germany Górecka worked as an office clerk. In 2012 her Olympic gold medal was stolen from her apartment.[1]
References
- ^ a b Halina Richter-Górecka-Herrmann. sports-reference.com
- ^ Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay. sports-reference.com
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