How tall is Irena Szewińska?

Irena Szewińska's listed height was 176 cm (5'9"). She was taller than about 99% of women in Poland.

Where 176 cm sits among women in Poland

Taller than about 99% of women in Poland born in 1946 (average 160.7 cm).

About Irena Szewińska

Irena Szewińska, born Irena Kirszenstein, was a Polish sprinter. She was born on 24 May 1946 in Saint Petersburg, then called Leningrad, to a Polish-Jewish family. Her father came from Warsaw and her mother from Kiev. The family moved to Warsaw in 1947. In 1970 she graduated from the University of Warsaw with an MSc degree in economics.

Szewińska 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 in the 100 m, the 200 m and the 400 m. She was voted Polish Sports Personality of the Year four times and in 2016 was awarded Poland's highest decoration, the Order of the White Eagle.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Szewińska stood at that height as a sprinter who competed for Poland. In 1967 she married her coach, Janusz Szewiński. She died on 29 June 2018.

Frequently asked

How tall is Irena Szewińska in feet and inches? Irena Szewińska was 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

Is Irena Szewińska tall for women in Poland? At 176 cm she was taller than about 99% of women in Poland born in 1946, whose average height is 160.7 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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