Irena Szewińska

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Medal record
Irena Szewińska, 2007
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  Poland
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]}

Between 1964 and 1980 she participated in five Olympic Games, winning seven medals, three of them gold. She also broke six world records and was the first woman to hold world records at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m at the same time. 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.

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]}

[edit] Medals and championships timeline

[edit] See also

• Polish records in athletics
• www.dicolympic.com

[edit] References

• 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 Comaneci
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