Famous People with Name Halina

Halina Szwarc            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Halina Szwarc: was a member of the Polish resistance during the Second World War, working undercover first under the pseudonym Ryszard, then Jacek II. Postwar, she became a professor of medicine in gerontology, and in 1970/1971, the prorector of the Józef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw.In 1944, following her return to her home town of Lodz, she was arrested by the Gestapo. She was tortured and condemned to death by firing squad. Fortunately, the sentence was not carried out.

Halina Biegun            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Halina Biegun: is a Polish luger who competed during the late 1970s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.

Halina Kanasz            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Halina Kanasz: is a Polish luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in 1974 and a bronze in 1975.Kanasz also competed in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing tied for sixth and at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck finished at 14th.

Halina Aszkielowicz - Wojno            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Halina Aszkielowicz - Wojno: is a Polish former volleyball player, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Halina Mierzejewska            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Halina Mierzejewska: was a professor of linguistics at the University of Warsaw, in the Institute of Polish Language.Mierzejewska served as the honorary president of the Polish College of Logopedes. Her research focused on neurolinguistics, logopedics, and dyslexia.Mierzejewska, Halina (1982) (in French). Recherches Comparatives Sur La Desintegration Aphasique De Differents Systemes De La Langue (Realises Au Cours De Reeducation Des Aphasiques) (Comparative Studies on Aphasic Desintegration of different Systems of Language (Observations made during the Reeducation of Aphasics)).

Martina Halinárová            Origin/Culture/Country: Slovenia

Martina Halinárová: is a Slovakian biathlete.