Frances Kaszubski

Frances Theresa Kaszubski (née Gorn-Sobczak) (May 15, 1916 Donora, Pennsylvania - April 11, 2010 Berea, Ohio) was an American born, Polish track and field athlete known for her participation in weight throwing, discus and shot put.

A contemporary on her Polish Women's Olympic Club[1][2] at the time in Cleveland, was Stanisława Walasiewicz who also represented Poland.

After her marriage and after the war she chose to represent the United States, as did Walasiewicz, who changed her name to Stella Walsh.

In London, she finished in 11th place in the discus, in the shot put she didn't make it out of the qualifying round.

In 1951, Kaszubski won bronze with discus and fourth with shot put in the Pan-American Games, beaten in both events by two Argentine women named Ingeborg, Mello and Pfüller in Buenos Aires.

"She was a go-to person," said John Herrick, who was the president of the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 that Kaszubski served as trustee and was inducted three times for basketball, track and field, and service.