Elżbieta Rabsztyn (born 25 August 1956 in Warsaw) is a retired Polish athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles.[1] She won a bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade.

Elżbieta Rabsztyn
Personal information
Born(1956-08-25)25 August 1956
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100 m hurdles
ClubGwardia Warszawa

Her personal bests are 12.80 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.9 m/s, Warsaw 1980) and 8.03 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Sindelfingen 1980).

In 1982 she married German hurdler Harald Schmid.[2] They have two children, Alexander and Bianca, who also competed in athletics. Her sister, Grażyna Rabsztyn, is also a former hurdler.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Poland
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 7th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.22
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 7th 100 m hurdles 13.17
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 17th (h) 60 m 7.60
4th 60 m hurdles 8.05
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 7th (sf) 50 m hurdles 6.90
Universiade Bucharest, Romania 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.31

References edit

  1. ^ Elżbieta Rabsztyn at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Harald Schmid bio". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2018.