Lidia Szczerbińska

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameLidia•Szczerbińska (-Król)
Used nameLidia•Szczerbińska
Born30 April 1934 in Warszawa (Warsaw), Mazowieckie (POL)
Measurements156 cm / 52 kg
AffiliationsGwardia Kraków
NOC Poland
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Lidia Szczerbinska was a Polish gymnast who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, helping the Polish team win a bronze medal in the team portable apparatus event, one of only two times that was contested at the Olympics (also 1952). At the 1955 International Youth and Student Games in Warszawa, Szczerbinska won team silver medals in all-around and portable apparatus events. She graduated from the Secondary School of Physical Education in Gdańsk. She met her future husband during the Melbourne Olympics and they settled in Australia.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) POL Lidia Szczerbińska
Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) 47
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Poland 4
Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) Poland =3 Bronze
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) =47
Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) =48
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) 48
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) =30

Olympic family relations