Ruth Grulkowski
{{short description|American gymnast}}
{{Infobox writer
| image =
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Ruth Hatyina and husband Robert
|name = Ruth Hatyina
|birth_name = Ruth Catherine Grulkowski
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|12|9}}
|birth_place = Waumandee, Wisconsin, United States
| nationality = {{USA}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|6|24|1930|12|9}}
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, United States
|spouse = Robert Hatyina (1956–2006)
| alma_mater = University of Chicago
}}
Ruth Catherine Grulkowski (December 9, 1930 – June 24, 2012) was a competitor in the gymnastics competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.{{cite web|url=http://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=10388&prog=h |title=:: USA Gymnastics :: 1952 Olympian Ruth Grulkowski passes away :: |publisher=Usagym.org |date=2012-06-30 |accessdate=2013-02-01}}
Biography
Grulkowski was born on December 9, 1930, in Waumandee, Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/ruth-grulkowski-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/ruth-grulkowski-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Ruth Grulkowski Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-01}} She moved to Chicago, Illinois, attended the University of Chicago. and married Robert Hatyina. She had three daughters (Cindy, Lisa, & Linda), and three grandchildren (Melissa, Bobby, & Carrie). Ruth died on June 24, 2012, due to medical complications.
Gymnastics
Grulkowski was part of the 1952 Women's Gymnastics Team. She later won the Amateur Athletic Union Women's National Championship Title in 1953 and 1954. She was a member of the Lincoln Turners, the Chicago Acro Theater, and the Adagio Gymnastics Group.
Olympic results
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Event
!Place |
|---|
| Women's Team All-Around
|15 |
| Women's Team Portable Apparatus
|16 |
| Women's Balance Beam
|48 |
| Women's Floor Exercise
|59 |
| Women's Individual All-Around
|65 |
| Women's Uneven Bars
|74 |
| Women's Horse Vault
|97 |
References
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Category:People from Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Category:Sportspeople from Wisconsin
Category:Olympic gymnasts for the United States
Category:Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics