Wanda Dubieńska born Nowak (12 June 1895 – 28 November 1968) was a Polish fencer, tennis player, cross-country skier and sport celebrity and the daughter of

Julian Nowak Julian Ignacy Nowak (; 10 March 1865 – 7 November 1946) was a Polish microbiologist and politician who served as 9th Prime Minister of Poland in 1922. Nowak studied medicine at the Jagiellonian University in 1886–1893 and was a professor th ...

. She competed in the women's individual

foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ma ...

event at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

. She was the first woman to represent Poland at the Olympics. Dubieńska was buried in the

Rakowicki Cemetery Rakowicki Cemetery (English: ; ) is a historic necropolis and a cultural heritage monument located on 26 Rakowicka Street in Kraków, Poland. It lies within the Administrative District No. 1 ''Stare Miasto'' meaning "Old Town" – distinct from ...

References

External links

* 1895 births 1968 deaths Polish Austro-Hungarians Polish female fencers Polish female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Poland Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Kraków Polish female tennis players Polish female cross-country skiers Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery 20th-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-fencing-bio-stub