Jadwiga Kołdras

After graduating from a vocational school Jadwiga Kołdras had a brief career playing field hockey in Poland from 1974 to 1982. Kołdras joined the Plon Skoroszyce club, winning silver in the national championships both indoor and outdoor in 1978. She won another silver in the indoor championships in 1980, along with four bronze medals at the Polish outdoor championships (1976–77, 1979, 1981).

From 1978 to 1981 Kołdras also represented the Polish national field hockey team eight times, playing as their goalkeeper. In 1980 she played in two of the round-robin matches at the Moskva Olympics. Her older sister Halina was also on the Polish hockey team at the Moskva Games.