Lidia Chmielnicka-Żmuda

Polish volleyball player (1939–2002)

Personal information

Full name

Lidia Teresa Chmielnicka-Żmuda

Nationality

Polish

Born

(1939-03-08)8 March 1939
Lubliniec, Poland

Died

27 September 2002(2002-09-27) (aged 63)
Opole, Poland

Height

1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

60 kg (130 lb)

National team

1963–1968

Poland

Honours

Women's volleyball

Representing Poland
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico
European Championship
	1963 Romania
	1967 Turkey

Last 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).

Career※

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."