Irena Szewińska
Polish sprinter (1946–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 foremost track athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events.[2][3][4][5][6][7] She is the only athlete in history, male or female, to have held the world record in the 100 m, the 200 m and the 400 m.[8]
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Born | (1946-05-24)24 May 1946 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 29 June 2018(2018-06-29) (aged 72) Warsaw, Poland[1] |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Club | Polonia Warszawa |
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