She also took gold medals on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, as well as bronze on the uneven bars.

Her poor performances were caused by wrist injuries, as well as the stress she was dealing with due to predatory behaviour from the chef of the Polish Olympic team Apolinary Minecki.

The assault that took place was stopped by the Polish Olympic swimmer and the European silver medalist Marek Petrusewicz.

In 1956, Rakoczy was a part of the Polish team at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, alongside the 1959 European all-around champion Natalia Kot.

She also coach in the United States, where she helped the Polish American gymnasts in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo and Cleveland.