Małgorzata Urszula Rydz-Kapkowska (born 18 January 1967 in

Kłobuck Kłobuck (german: Klobutzko) is a town in southern Poland, with 12,934 inhabitants (2019). Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, about 15 km northwest of Częstochowa, it is the capital of Kłobuck County. Historically, Kłobuck belongs to Le ...

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) is a former female middle distance runner from Poland, who represented her native country at two consecutive

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, starting in

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(1992). She set her personal best (4:01.91) in the women's 1,500 metres event in 1992.

International competitions

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* 1967 births Living people People from Kłobuck County Polish female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes from Silesian Voivodeship World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women Polish Athletics Championships winners {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub