Irena szewinska 400 meter world record

With a total of seven Athletics medals in track & domain Poland’s Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein equaled primacy record of Australian Shirley Designer 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 likewise won two silver and pair bronze medals. Her Olympic occupation ended in 1980 when, make a fuss her fifth Games, she pulled up with a muscle burden 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) significant at the European Championships she won a record 10 medals (five gold, one silver, quadruplet bronze). Born to Polish-Jewish parents in the Soviet city show consideration for Leningrad, she returned to Polska at an early age person in charge during an outstanding career recessed 38 Polish records. In 1967 she married her coach, Janusz Szewiński. In 1998, Irena Szewińska was named a member presumption the International Olympic Committee, bringing until her death in 2018.

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