Danuta Kordaczuk
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Full name | Danuta Kordaczuk-Wagner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1939-09-02)September 2, 1939 Warszawa, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | April 10, 1988(1988-04-10) (aged 48) Warszawa, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 18 June 2015 |
Danuta Kordaczuk-Wagner (born 2 September 1939 – 10 April 1988) was a Polish volleyball player and head coach, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 1956–1970, a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, a bronze medalist of the World Championship (1956, 1962) and medalist of the European Championship (silver in 1963, bronze in 1958).
Personal life
She was born in Warszawa, Poland on September 2, 1939 – on the second day after the outbreak of World War II in Poland. On October 15, 1963, she married Hubert Wagner, volleyball player and head coach of Polish men's national volleyball team, which he led to titles of World Champions 1974 and Olympic Champions 1976. On December 13, 1965, she gave birth to their son Grzegorz, who was also volleyball player (also as setter like his parents).[1] In 1978 she got divorced. She died on April 10, 1988, in Warszawa.
Career as player
National team
Her first medal – bronze, with Poland women's national volleyball team, she achieved at World Championship 1956 in France. Then she won bronze of European Championship 1958 held in Czechoslovakia. In 1962, she won bronze medal of World Championship, and one year later silver of European Championship 1963. In 1964, she took part in Olympic Games Tokyo 1964. She played in all five matches and Poland, including Kordaczuk, won bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. Kordaczuk was considered as one of the best setters in the world and she played on the national team 164 times.
Sporting achievements
Clubs
National championship
- 1957/1958
Polish Championship, with Impel Wrocław
- 1959/1960
Polish Championship, with Impel Wrocław
- 1960/1961
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1961/1962
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1962/1963
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1963/1964
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1964/1965
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1966/1967
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1967/1968
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1968/1969
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1969/1970
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1970/1971
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
- 1971/1972
Polish Championship, with Legia Warszawa
References
- ^ Fragment: "KAT. Biografia Huberta Wagnera" Grzegorz Wagner, Krzysztof Mecner - onet.pl - 27-06-2014
External links
- Danuta Kordaczuk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Danuta Kordaczuk at Olympics.com
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- Busz
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- Coach: Poburka
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