Mirosława Zakrzewska-Kotula (6 December 1932 – 21 November 1985) was a Polish

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player and coach. She was a silver and bronze medalist of FIVB World Championships and silver, three-time bronze medalist of

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. She was a multi-medalist of Polish Championship in

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and Polish Champion in

Career

As a volleyball player she debuted in Polish national team in the first match of Polish team at the international arena on 14 February 1948 against Czechoslovakia. She played 112 times in Polish national team (1949–1961). She won a few silver and bronze medals with Polish national team at the international arena. She ended her career in the national team on 13 September 1961, after a friendly match against Czechoslovakia. She played 14 times in Polish basketball national team (1950–1952). She was a player of HKS Łódź, Chemia Łódź,

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, Stal Bielsko-Biała,

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, Start Gdynia. After end of her career as a player she became a coach.

References

* 1932 births 1985 deaths Polish women's basketball players Polish female handball players Polish women's volleyball players 20th-century Polish women {{Poland-volleyball-bio-stub