Halina Zdebska-Biziewska

Halina Teresa Zdebska-Biziewska, née Wróbel (21 May 1960, Ryglice – 17 March 2018, Kraków), was a Polish sports and Olympic activist, a doctor habilitated in physical culture sciences.

[3] During secondary school, she began regular volleyball training with the Korona Kraków [pl] Sports Club.

[5] On 21 September 1995, she obtained a doctoral degree in physical culture sciences with her dissertation titled Bohater sportowy.

Studium indywidualnego przypadku Bronisława Czecha (1908–1944) [The Sports Hero: A Case Study of Bronisław Czech (1908–1944)], supervised by Józef Lipiec [pl].

[1] Halina Teresa Zdebska-Biziewska conducted research focusing on the evaluation of physical education program implementation and the effectiveness of selected techniques in team sports.

[2] In October 1983, she was hired as an assistant coach at the Volleyball Department of the University School of Physical Education in Kraków.

[3] After earning her doctorate, she worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Volleyball Theory and Methodology at the University School of Physical Education in Kraków.

[3] In 2007, she co-authored with Wojciech Kasza the textbook Piłka siatkowa: obrona pola w ujęciu taktycznym podręcznik dla instruktorów i trenerów (Volleyball: Tactical Field Defense – A Guide for Instructors and Coaches).

[9] She was an expert at the Manager Training Center of the Academy of Sport Education in Warsaw[2] and lectured at the Higher School of Banking in Chorzów from 2006 to 2008.

[5] She also collaborated with the Wisła Kraków Sports Society [pl] in organizing cultural events related to artistic competitions marking the club's 95th and 100th anniversaries.

[5] During the term between 2011 and 2015, Zdebska-Biziewska was a member of the Committee for Rehabilitation, Physical Culture, and Social Integration of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

[3] In January 2018, she represented Poland for the last time at the reporting and electoral session of the Pierre de Coubertin International Committee in Lausanne.

[3] On 19 September 2005, she was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit by the President of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, for exemplary and exceptionally conscientious fulfillment of professional duties.