Irena Szewińska, Russian-Polish sprinter (died 2018)

Irena Szewińska

Polish sprinter (1946–2018)

Irena Szewińska was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost track athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events. She won a total of seven Olympic medals including three golds. She is the only athlete in history, male or female, to have held the world record…