Background
She was born in Krakow, Poland.
She was born in Krakow, Poland.
Disappointing performances at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, particularly on the uneven bars, kept her well out of the higher-finishing individuals in the all-around (she was 43rd), failed to qualify her to any of the event finals competitions, and saw her team place 8th. Stronger performances at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics garnered her an 8th-place finish in the all-around, a 5th place on uneven bars, and saw her team to a much-improved 4th place all around with her compatriate, two-time Olympian (1956, 1960) Natalia Kot. Her real successes came at the World Gymnastics Championships in 1950 and 1954.
Rakoczy was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.