Irena Gwizdała
Irena Gwizdała (24 January 1904 - 11 March 1982) was a Polish track and field athlete specialized in sprint events and long jump. She became three times national champion in the early era of female athletic in Poland and won a total of six medals at the Poland Athletics Championships during the early 1920s.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 24 January 1904 |
| Died | 11 March 1982 (aged 78) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | sprint, long jump |
| Club | LKS Pogoń Lwów |
Biography
changeThe first female national athletics championships in Poland were in 1922. At these championships Gwizdała became national champion in the 4 × 50 merred relay together with Pogoń Lwów club members Bronisława Szmendziuk, Ewa Karczmar and Stefania Nowożeniuk. She won the bronze medal in the 60 metres sprint behind Bronisława Szmendziuk and Irmina Rzeźnicka. In 1923 she became national champion in the 4 × 60 metres relay and the 4 × 100 metres relay. Furthermore she won the silver medal in the high jump and the bronze medal in the 200 metres.[2]
References
change- ↑ Profile at Grobonet
- ↑ Kurzyński, Henryk; Luftman, Leszek; Rozum, Janusz; Rychwalski, Andrzej; Socha (2011). Historia finałów lekkoatletycznych mistrzostw Polski 1922-2011. Konkurencje kobiece (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Komisja Statystyczna PZLA. ISBN 978-83-934369-0-3.