Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska

Barbara Wilk-Ślizowska was a Polish gymnast and coach. At the age of 15 Wilk-Ślizowska represented Poland at the 1950 World Championships with the team finishing in fifth place. The following year she became the Polish champion on the balance beam. She was part of the Polish team that competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics with the team finishing in eighth place. Her greatest moment came four years later at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics where she won a team bronze in the portable apparatus.

After her competitive career Wilk-Ślizowska became a gymnastics coach for the national team from 1962 to 1972. This included coaching the Polish team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. She also became an international judge and referee.