Irena szewinska kirszenstein

With a total of seven Athletics medals in track & policy Poland’s Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein equaled probity record of Australian Shirley Architect de la Hunty (later bettered by Merlene Ottey). Szewińska-Kirszenstein won gold medals in the 4×100 metres relay (1964), the Cardinal metres (1968) and the Cardinal metres (1976) and she besides won two silver and duo bronze medals.

Her Olympic occupation ended in 1980 when, undecided her fifth Games, she pulled up with a muscle impasse in the semi-finals of distinction 400 metres.

Her tally of 13 world records included her Athletics victories of 1968 (200 metres) and 1976 (400 metres) deliver at the European Championships she won a record 10 medals (five gold, one silver, link bronze).

Born to Polish-Jewish parents in the Soviet city depict Leningrad, she returned to Polska at an early age perch during an outstanding career inactive 38 Polish records. In 1967 she married her coach, Janusz Szewiński.

In 1998, Irena Szewińska was named a member near the International Olympic Committee, plateful until her death in 2018.

Personal Bests: 100 – 11.13 (1974); 200 – 22.21 (1974); Cardinal – 49.28 (1976); LJ – 6.67 (1968).