Irena Szewińska
 Irena Szewińska, 2007 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Poland |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | 4 x 100 m |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | 200 m |
| Gold | 1976 Montréal | 400 m |
| Silver | 1964 Tokyo | 200 m |
| Silver | 1964 Tokyo | Long jump |
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | 100 m |
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | 200 m |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1966 Budapest | 200 m |
| Gold | 1966 Budapest | Long jump |
| Gold | 1966 Budapest | 4 x 100 m |
| Gold | 1974 Rome | 100 m |
| Gold | 1974 Rome | 200 m |
| Silver | 1966 Budapest | 100 m |
| Bronze | 1971 Helsinki | 200 m |
| Bronze | 1974 Rome | 4 x 100 m |
| Bronze | 1978 Prague | 400 m |
| Bronze | 1978 Prague | 4 x 400 m |
Irena Szewińska (born Irena Kirszenstein on 24 May 1946 in Leningrad, USSR) is a retired Polish Jewish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
Irena Szewinska with Konstanty Dombrowicz
Between 1964 and 1980 she participated in five Olympic Games, winning seven medals, three of them gold. She also broke six world records and is the only athlete (male or female) to have held a world record in the 100 m, 200 m and the 400 m events. She also won 13 medals in European Championships. Between 1965 and 1979 she gathered 26 titles of Champion of Poland in 100 m sprint, 200 m sprint, 400 m sprint, 4x400 m relay and long jump.
In the 1974 season, she became the first woman to break the 50.0 second barrier for 400 meters, and she set a new world record of 22.21 for 200 meters.
As of 2004, she is the head of the Polish Federation of Athletics and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
On 3 August 2005, she was elected as the third woman to the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) Council during the first session of the 45th IAAF Congress in Helsinki.
She's a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[7][8]
Medals and championships timeline
| Year | Games | Where | Event | Notes |
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| 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 4 x 100 m 200 m long jump |
gold, 43.6 - WR silver |
| 1965 | 100 m sprint 200 m |
11.1 - WR 22.7 - WR |
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| 1966 | European Championships | Budapest | 200 m sprint long jump 4 x 100 m 100 m |
gold gold gold silver |
| 1968 | 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico City | 200 m 100 m |
gold 22.5 WR bronze |
| 1971 | European Championships (outdoor) | Helsinki | 200 m | bronze |
| 1971 | European Championships (indoor) | Helsinki | Long jump | silver |
| 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich | 200 m | bronze |
| 1974 | European Championships (outdoor) | Rome | 100 m 200 m 4 x 100 m |
gold gold bronze |
| 1974 | European Championships (indoor) | Rome | 60 m | bronze |
| 1975 | European Championships (indoor) | 60 m | bronze | |
| 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal | 400 m | gold 49.29 - WR |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague | 400 m 4 x 400 m |
bronze bronze |
See also
↑Jump back a sectionReferences
- ^ Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. pg 176-177, 252-253: Brassey's. p. 278. ISBN 1-57488-284-8.
- ^ Robert Wechsler, Bob Wechsler (2007). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. pg 36, 40, 54, 70, 145, 157, 165, 21, 221, 246, 248, 288-289, 292-293, 295: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 404. ISBN 0-88125-969-1.
- ^ Mordecai Schreiber, Alvin I. Schiff, Leon Klenicki (2003). The Shengold Jewish Encyclopedia. pg 246, 300: Schreiber Pub. p. 301. ISBN 1-887563-77-6.
- ^ Peter S Horvitz (2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. pg 22: SP Books. p. 295. ISBN 1-56171-907-2.
- ^ Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists. pg 138, 192, 243: Sussex Academic Press. p. 268. ISBN 1-903900-87-5.
- ^ Mariah Burton Nelson, Lissa Smith (1998). Nike is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports. pg 22: Atlantic Monthly Press. p. 352. ISBN 0-87113-761-5.
- ^ Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. pg 96, 170-171: SP Books. p. 220. ISBN 1-56171-028-8.
- ^ Carolyn Starman Hessel (1999). Blessed Is the Daughter. pg 123-124: Shengold Books. p. 150. ISBN 1-887563-44-X.
- Jews in Sports
- KIRSZENSTEIN-SZEWIŃSKA, Irena International Who's Who. accessed September 4, 2006
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Józef Schmidt |
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1965 – 1966 |
Succeeded by Sobiesław Zasada |
| Preceded by Ryszard Szurkowski |
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1974 |
Succeeded by Zygmunt Smalcerz |
| Preceded by None |
United Press International Athlete of the Year 1974 |
Succeeded by Nadia Comăneci |
| Preceded by None |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1974 |
Succeeded by Faina Melnyk |
| Preceded by Zygmunt Smalcerz |
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1976 |
Succeeded by Janusz Pyciak-Peciak |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Renate Stecher |
Women's 200m Best Year Performance 1974 |
Succeeded by Renate Stecher |
| Preceded by Bärbel Wöckel |
Women's 200m Best Year Performance 1977 |
Succeeded by Marita Koch |
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