Halina Konopacka Wins First Ever Women’s Discus Gold - Amsterdam 1928 Olympics

📲 Subscribe to @olympics: Poland’s Halina Konopacka dominates in the first ever women’s Olympic discus event to win gold for her country at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games. Women made their bow in the track and field events at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, and the only throwing event turned out to be the discus. Utterly dominant in the event was Polish athlete Halina Konopacka who looked like a champion from the very outset of the competition. Throwing from a basic circle carved out of the grass and sporting a trademark beret, Konopacka cruised through the qualifying round. The 21 starters were whittled down to six finalists with Konopacka’s over clear of her nearest challenger. With a jaunty, loose throwing action, Konopacka was the clear favourite and she didn’t let her country down in the final which started later in the day. She was crowned Poland’s first Olympic champion and the first female discus champion when she reached a world record mark of . It improved her own record mark by almost 50cms. American Lilian Copeland, who would win the title in Los Angeles eight years later, finished in second place with . A national heroine, she further endeared herself in her country’s heart by some remarkable achievements during the Second World War when she was instrumental in moving Polish gold and national treasures to France and safety. Halina Konopacka became a writer and lived in the United States, where she died at the age of 88. Find more about Poland in the Olympic Games: _____________________________________________________ 🇨🇳 #Beijing2022 replays: 🇯🇵 #Tokyo2020 replays: 🗞️ News from the Olympic world: