Zofia Walasek (6 January 1933 – 23 January 2022) was a Polish

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. She died in

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

on 23 January 2022, at the age of 89.

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* 1933 births 2022 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Poland People from Kościan County Athletes from Greater Poland Voivodeship Polish Athletics Championships winners {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub