Ruth Grulkowski
Ruth Hatyina | |
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Born | Ruth Catherine Grulkowski (1930-12-09)December 9, 1930 Waumandee, Wisconsin, United States |
Died | June 24, 2012(2012-06-24) (aged 81) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Nationality | ![]() |
Alma mater | University of Chicago |
Spouse | Robert Hatyina (1956–2006) |
Ruth Catherine Grulkowski (December 9, 1930 – June 24, 2012) was a competitor in the gymnastics competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
Biography
Grulkowski was born on December 9, 1930, in Waumandee, Wisconsin.[2] She moved to Chicago, Illinois, attended the University of Chicago. and married Robert Hatyina. She had three daughters (Cindy, Lisa, & Linda), and three grandchildren (Melissa, Bobby, & Carrie). Ruth died on June 24, 2012, due to medical complications.
Gymnastics
Grulkowski was part of the 1952 Women's Gymnastics Team. She later won the Amateur Athletic Union Women's National Championship Title in 1953 and 1954. She was a member of the Lincoln Turners, the Chicago Acro Theater, and the Adagio Gymnastics Group.
Olympic results
Event | Place |
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Women's Team All-Around | 15 |
Women's Team Portable Apparatus | 16 |
Women's Balance Beam | 48 |
Women's Floor Exercise | 59 |
Women's Individual All-Around | 65 |
Women's Uneven Bars | 74 |
Women's Horse Vault | 97 |
References
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- Jack Beckner
- Walter Blattmann
- Vincent D'Autorio
- Don Holder
- Bill Roetzheim
- Ed Scrobe
- Charles Simms
- Bob Stout
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- Marian Barone
- Dorothy Dalton
- Meta Elste-Neumann
- Ruth Grulkowski
- Marie Hoesly
- Doris Kirkman
- Clara Schroth
- Ruth Topalian
- Thomas Maloney (Men's head coach)
- Frank Cumiskey (Men's manager)
- Roberta Bonniwell (Women's head coach)