Irena Szewińska
Irena Szewińska · Sports
Polish sprint legend born Irena Kirszenstein; 7 Olympic medals (3 gold) across five Games; world records at 100m, 200m and 400m
1946, Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) — 2018, Warsaw, Poland
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Irena Szewińska is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Polish sprint legend born Irena Kirszenstein; 7 Olympic medals (3 gold) across five Games; world records at 100m, 200m and 400m
Irena Szewińska, born Irena Kirszenstein, was a Polish sprinter regarded as one of the greatest track athletes of all time, winning seven Olympic medals (three gold) across five Games from 1964 to 1976. She set world records at 100 m, 200 m and 400 m, the only athlete ever to hold all three simultaneously. She was Jewish, born to Jewish parents; her family survived the Holocaust and moved to Warsaw after the war.
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Source: Wikipedia (Jewish parents); International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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Polish sprint legend born Irena Kirszenstein; 7 Olympic medals (3 gold) across five Games; world records at 100m, 200m and 400m
Source: Wikipedia (Jewish parents); International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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