Helena Rakoczy
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Helena•Rakoczy (Krzynow-) |
| Used name | Helena•Rakoczy |
| Born | 23 December 1921 in Kraków (Cracow), Małopolskie (POL) |
| Died | 2 September 2014 in Kraków (Cracow), Małopolskie (POL) |
| Measurements | 166 cm / 55 kg |
| Affiliations | Wawel Kraków, Kraków (POL) |
| NOC |  Poland |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Helena Rakoczy starred at the 1950 World Championships in Basel, winning the individual all-around and three apparatus gold medals on the vault, beam, and floor, adding a bronze medal on the uneven bars. She disappointed at the 1952 Olympics placing only 43rd in the all-around, and not approaching a medal on any apparatus. In 1954 she won two more World medals, bronzes in both all-around and uneven bars. She improved her Olympic performance in 1956, but still did not win an individual medal, although she helped Poland to a team bronze in the portable apparatus event. Rakoczy was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | POL |
Helena Rakoczy | |||
| Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) | 43 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) | Poland | 8 | ||||
| Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) | Poland | 14 | ||||
| Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) | 18 | |||||
| Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) | =7 | |||||
| Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) | =104 | |||||
| Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) | =39 | |||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | POL |
Helena Rakoczy | |||
| Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) | Poland | 4 | ||||
| Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) | Poland | =3 | Bronze | |||
| Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) | =14 | |||||
| Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) | =7 | |||||
| Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) | =16 |