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Irena Szewinska was born in 1946 in Leningrad (currently St. Petersburg). 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 100m, 200m and 400m 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 100m sprint, 200m sprint, 400m sprint, 4x400m relay and long jump.
As of 2004 she is the head of Polish Federation of Athletics and a member of the International Olympic Committee.
| Year | Games | Where | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 4 x 100 m 200 m long jump | , 43,6 s - WR |
| 1965 | 100m sprint | 11,1 s - WR | ||
| 1966 | European Championships | BudapestSee Budapest (band) for the british melancholic post-grunge band. Danube in foreground, looking south from Margit Bridge Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, X-SAMPA: /budapESt/), the capital city of Hungary and the country's principal political, industria | 200 m sprint long jump 4 x 100 m 100 m | |
| 1968 | 1968 Summer OlympicsThe Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. Mexico City beat Detroit, Buenos Aires and Lyon to host the Games. Games of the XIX Olympiad Nations participating112 Athletes participating5,530 (4,750 men, 780 women) Events172 in 20 sports | Mexico CityMexico City ( Spanish: Ciudad de Mexico known in Pre-Columbian times as Tenochtitlan is the capital of Mexico; it geographically spans both the Mexican Federal District and part of the state of Mexico, to the north of the Federal District. Mexico City is | 200m 100 m | |
| 1971 | European Championships (outdoor) | HelsinkiHelsingin kaupunki Helsingfors stad CityHelsinki ( 1550) Administrative Province Southern Finland Historical Province Uusimaa Area Total Land Water Ranked 349th686 km²186 km²500 km² Population Total (2003-12-31) Density Ranked 1st559,3302,923/km² (1st) Ti | 200 m | |
| 1971 | European Championships (indoor) | Helsinki | long jump | |
| 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich | 200 m | |
| 1974 | European Championships (outdoor) | Rome | 100 m 200 m 4 x 100 m | - 22,21s, WR |
| 1974 | European Championships (indoor) | Rome | 60 m | |
| 1975 | European Championships (indoor) | 60 m | ||
| 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montréal | 400 m | , 49,29s - WR |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague | 400 m 4 x 400m |