Danuta Bułkowska-Milej (born 31 January 1959, in
Olszanka) is a Polish athlete who competed in the
high jump
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. Her 1984 personal best (1.97 m) stood as the Polish record for 29 years, only being beaten in 2013.
She started her career in the late 1970s. She won the title of the champion of Poland (outdoor) nine times (1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989), and five times on the outdoor championships (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987). In addition to that, she took part in the
1978 European Championships in Prague and the
1980 Summer Olympics
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in Moscow. During the
1986 European Championships in
Stuttgart
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she came in seventh, a place she held also at the
European Indoor Championships
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in
Liévin 1987. Among her most notable international successes were the bronze medals at the
1985 World Indoor Games
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in Paris and the European Indoor Championships in
Göteborg 1984 and
Piraeus 1985.
Competition record
See also
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Polish records in athletics
References
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European Indoor Championships
1959 births
Living people
Polish female high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Poland
People from Brzeg County
Athletes from Opole Voivodeship
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games
Polish Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Polish sportswomen
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