Irena Świderska
Polish athletics competitor
Irena Świderska with married name Krawiec (9 October 1909 - 7 January 1996) was a Polish track and field athlete competing in sprint events, middle distance, long jump and standing long jump. She was a member of AZS Poznań and represented Poland internationally.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 9 October 1909 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 7 January 1996 (aged 86) Trzciance, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | sprint, middle distance, long jump |
| Club | AZS Poznań |
Świderska was 14 times national champion. At the Poland national indoor championships she won nineteen medals: five gold, eight silver and six bronze medals. At the national indoor championships she won fourteen medals: nine gold, three silver and two bronze.[1][2][3]
She represented Poland at the 1934 Women's World Games in the 800 metres event and won a silver medal and bronze medal at the 1935 International University Games.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kurzyński, Henryk; Rychwalski, Maciej; Socha, Andrzej; Wołejko, Tadeusz (2008). Historia polskiej kobiecej lekkoatletyki w okresie międzywojennym (in Polish). Warsaw: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. p. 405.
- ↑ Henryk Kurzyński, Leszek Luftman, Janusz Rozum, Maciej Rychwalski, Andrzej Socha Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1922-2011. Konkurencje kobiece, wyd. Bydgoszcz 2011, p. 452
- ↑ Daniel Grinberg i inni Historia polskiej lekkoatletyki halowej 1924-2014, wyd. Warszawa-Sopot 2014, p. 450