Jarosława Jóźwiakowska, later Jarosława Bieda (born January 20, 1937, in

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) is a Polish

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who mainly competed in the

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. She competed for Poland at the

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held in

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in the high jump where she won the silver medal jointly with

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. At the

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she ended up in 10th place. She won a bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships in

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1937 births Polish female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Living people Athletes from Poznań European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportswomen {{poland-Olympic-medalist-stub