Otylia Tabacka

Otylia Tabacka was a Polish athlete who represented KKS Katowice. Primarily a sprinter Tabacka also ran in longer races up to and including the 800 metres. Tabacka competed for Poland on 13 occasions from 1928 to 1939. Tabacka competed in the 800 metres at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. She was eliminated in the heats and did not advance to the final. At the 1938 European Women’s Championships Tabacka was part of the Polish team that won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay (with Stanisława Wałasiewicz and the non-Olympians Barbara Książkiewicz and Jadwiga Gawrońska). In the European Championships Tabacka competed under the name Otylia Kałużowa.

Tabacka was a 26-time national champion, winning titles in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 800 metres, and relay races. In relay races Tabacka was part of the team that set eight Polish records. After first working as an accountant, Tabacka spent most of her life in social work in sport. Tabacka was awarded with the Golden Cross of Merit and the Badge of Distinguished Activist of Physical Culture.

Personal Best: 800 – 2:30.0 (1928).