Danuta Kordaczuk

Danuta Kordaczuk
Personal information
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)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Career
Teams
Poland Zryw Wrocław
Poland Impel Wrocław
Poland Legia Warszawa
National team
1956–1970 Poland (164)
Honours
Representing  Poland
Women's volleyball
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo
World Championship
1956 France
1962 Soviet Union
European Championship
1963 Romania
1958 Czechoslovakia
Last updated: 18 June 2015

Danuta Kordaczuk-Wagner (born 2 September 1939 – 10 April 1988) was a former female 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 to 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

References

  1. ↑ Fragment: "KAT. Biografia Huberta Wagnera" Grzegorz Wagner, Krzysztof Mecner - onet.pl - 27-06-2014

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