Maria Piątkowska

Maria Piątkowska (; previously Chojnacka, née Ilwicka; 24 February 193119 December 2020) and the University Sports Association of Poland. In 1958, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. At the 1962 European Athletics Championships, Piątkowska, Teresa Ciepły, Barbara Sobotta, and Elżbieta Szyroka won the 4 × 100 metres relay race.

In 1961, Piątkowska set the Polish national 80 metres record of 10.7 seconds.

Personal life Piątkowska was born Maria Ilwicka in Goleni, Kingdom of Romania, and after the Second World War her family moved to Masuria, Poland. She was a graduate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. She was first married to Polish discus thrower Henryk Chojnacki. She was later married to Polish discus thrower and national record holder Edmund Piątkowski. The couple had two sons. Edmund Piątkowski died in 2016.

In 2020, Piątkowska contracted COVID-19 whilst in hospital for hip surgery. She died on 19 December 2020, aged 89.

International competitions

Personal bests 100 metres – 11.7 (1962) 80 metres hurdles – 10.75 (1964) Long jump – 6.10 m (1959)