Irina Meszynski
Irina Meszynski (born March 24, 1962 in Berlin) is a retired East German discus thrower.
On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters.[1] Today, this result is enough to occupy the sixth place on the world all-time list[2] and a fourth place on the German all-time list behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda and Diana Gansky-Sachse.[3]
Her career highlights include a gold medal with 60.30 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships,[4] an eighth place with 63.78 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics[5] and a fourth place with 65.20 m at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics.[5] She represented the sports team TSC Berlin and became East German champion in 1982.[6]
She weighed 97 kg, and stood 1.76 m tall.
[edit] References
- ^ World records, women's discus throw
- ^ IAAF top lists - women's discus throw
- ^ "„Ewige“ Bestenliste der deutschen Leichtathletik" (in German). www.leichtathletik.de. 2006-09-01. Archived from the original on 2009-01-10. http://www.webcitation.org/5djSJ7KFB. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ European Athletics Association results database (junior)
- ^ a b European Athletics Association results database
- ^ East German championships - women's discus throw
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Galina Savinkova |
Women's Discus World Record Holder August 17, 1984 – August 26, 1984 |
Succeeded by Zdeňka Šilhavá |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Evelin Jahl |
Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1982 |
Succeeded by Galina Savinkova |
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