Irena Szewińska (née Kirszenstein; Polish pronunciation: [iˈrɛna ʂɛˈviɲska]; 24 May 1946 – 29 June 2018) was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's...

The Irena Szewińska Memorial is an annual track and field meeting held at the Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July. It was first...

Joyce in the final. The medals for the competition were presented by Irena Szewińska, Poland, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Kelani Bayor,...

Lithuanian politician Irena Swanson, Yugoslav-born American mathematician Irena Szewińska (1946–2018), Polish sprinter Irena Turkevycz-Martynec (1899–1983)...

of them gold). Allyson Felix has won three medals, as has Poland's Irena Szewińska. Reflecting how sprint athletes often compete over various distances...

Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów, becoming only the second Polish woman after Irena Szewińska to run 400 metres under 50 seconds. On 15 February 2023, Kaczmarek...

Edith McGuire  United States Irena Kirszenstein  Poland Marilyn Black  Australia 1968 Mexico City details Irena Szewińska  Poland Raelene Boyle  Australia...

2021, he only finished 5 out of 22 races he started. But at the 2022 Irena Szewińska Memorial, he ran fast enough to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics...

by a Polish woman in the competition's history – matching that of Irena Szewińska and Daria Korczyńska (both of whom were medallists). In March 2018...

1962: Jutta Heine (FRG) 1966: Irena Kirszenstein (POL) 1969: Petra Vogt (GDR) 1971: Renate Stecher (GDR) 1974: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1978: Lyudmila Kondratyeva...

Irena Szewińska's time of 11.1 seconds stood as the Olympic record for one day....

fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events. Irena Szewińska's 22.21 from 1974 was the fastest eligible 200 metre performance at...

Ewa Kłobukowska ran 11.1 to set a new world record along with teammate Irena Kirszenstein. But she was disqualified from competition in 1967 owing to...

minimum for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. Fifth in 1500 m at the Irena Szewińska memorial in Bydgoszcz]. Włocławek Nasze Miasto (in Polish). 20 June...

several times at the Olympics: in 1912, 1932, 1960, 1968, and 2016. Irena Szewińska is the only person to break the women's world record at the competition...

European Championships she was defeated in both the 100 m and 200 m, by Irena Szewińska of Poland and had to settle for silver in both distances. However the...

Edinburgh, Scotland 23 July 1970 51.0 51.08 Monika Zehrt  East Germany Paris, France 4 July 1972 49.9 Irena Szewińska  Poland Warsaw, Poland 22 June 1974...

1962: Jutta Heine (FRG) 1966: Irena Kirszenstein (POL) 1969: Petra Vogt (GDR) 1971: Renate Stecher (GDR) 1974: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1978: Lyudmila Kondratyeva...

Outdoor Premium Meetings series. From 2019 it was replaced by the Irena Szewińska Memorial. Over the course of its history, one world record was set...

Wilden  West Germany Kathy Hammond  United States 1976 Montreal details Irena Szewińska  Poland Christina Brehmer  East Germany Ellen Streidt  East Germany...

Championships. Irena Szewińska, sprinter (born Irena Kirszenstein, 24 May 1946 in Leningrad, Russia. Between 1964 and 1980 Szewińska participated in...

Otylia Jędrzejczak with three titles each; track and field athletes Irena Szewińska and Stanisława Walasiewicz, as well as ski jumper Adam Małysz with...

USSR rowing, double sculls Tamás Gábor, Hungary fencing, team épée Irena Szewińska, Poland, athletics 4x100-meter relay Grigory Kriss, USSR fencing, individual...

break the 49.10 s 1996's mark of Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku and win the Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland, becoming the 7th fastest woman of all...

held on 8 August at the Carioca Arena 3. The medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, IOC member, Poland and Stanislav Pozdnyakov, President of the European...

details Wyomia Tyus  United States Barbara Ferrell  United States Irena Szewińska  Poland 1972 Munich details Renate Stecher  East Germany Raelene Boyle...

1962: Jutta Heine (FRG) 1966: Irena Kirszenstein (POL) 1969: Petra Vogt (GDR) 1971: Renate Stecher (GDR) 1974: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1978: Lyudmila Kondratyeva...

invasion of Afghanistan. The most successful Polish Olympian to date is Irena Szewińska with seven Olympic medals altogether. With four gold medals, Robert...

Marita Koch  East Germany 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay 1978 1986 6 – – 6 4 Irena Szewińska (Kirszenstein)  Poland 100 m / 200 m / 400 m / 4 × 100 m relay / 4...

details Wyomia Tyus  United States Barbara Ferrell  United States Irena Szewińska  Poland 1972 Munich details Renate Stecher  East Germany Raelene Boyle...