Lidia Chmielnicka-Żmuda | |
Fullname: | Lidia Teresa Chmielnicka-Żmuda |
Nationality: | Polish |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1939 |
Birth Place: | Lubliniec, Poland |
Death Place: | Opole, Poland |
Weight: | 60kg (130lb) |
Nationalyears: | 1963–1968 |
Updated: | 26 June 2015 |
Lidia Teresa Chmielnicka-Żmuda (8 March 1939 – 27 September 2002) was a former female Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland women's national volleyball team in 1963–1968, bronze medalist of Olympic Games Mexico 1968 and silver medalist of European Championship (1963 and 1967), eight-time Polish Champion (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972).
In Polish national team she played 119 times in 1963-1968. She won a bronze medal of Olympic Games Mexico 1968 and double-silver of European Championship (Romania 1963 and Turkey 1967). Her club career began in Opole and then moved to AZS AWF Wawrszawa. She won with this club 6 titles of Polish Champion and silver medal of Polish Championship in season 1960/1961. Her next club was Start Łódź and she won with this team bronze, silver and two gold medals of Polish Championship.