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Irena Szewińska

Irena Szewińska is known for Polish sprinter who held world records in 100m, 200m, and 400m and won seven Olympic medals including three golds.

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Irena Szewińska is best known for Polish sprinter who held world records in 100m, 200m, and 400m and won seven Olympic medals including three golds. On Dead or Alive, Irena Szewińska is listed in the Polish Icons and Sports Legends categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Irena Szewińska is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Polish sprinter who held world records in 100m, 200m, and 400m and won seven Olympic medals including three golds
Listed under: Polish Icons and Sports Legends

About Irena Szewińska

She won a total of seven Olympic medals including three golds. She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year four times. In 2016, she was awarded Poland's highest decoration, the Order of the White Eagle. Her father came from Warsaw and mother from Kiev. They met in Samarkand where they studied at the time, and in 1947 moved to Warsaw. In 1967, she married her coach, Janusz Szewiński, who also competed in hurdles at the national level and later worked as a sports photographer. In 1970, Szewińska graduated from the University of Warsaw with an MSc degree in economics.

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