Simply the greatest track athlete ever; she was also pretty good in the pentathlon. Undefeated in 3 events (100/200/400) all races, in 1974. Set WR (electronic timing) in all three events, and repeatedly beat the current Oly champ in the 100 and 200, Renate Stecher.
thank you for this wonderful documentation about the goddess Irena Kirszenstein, born 1946 in a jewish refugees' camp in Leningrad. Super Christina Brehmer from my neighbour village.
Simply the greatest track athlete ever; she was also pretty good in the pentathlon. Undefeated in 3 events (100/200/400) all races, in 1974. Set WR (electronic timing) in all three events, and repeatedly beat the current Oly champ in the 100 and 200, Renate Stecher.
She set WR in the 200 and 400, Stecher had the 100m WR 11.07, Irena clocked 11.13 in 74.
Betty Cuthbert of Australia the only woman or man to win the Olympic 100m 200m and 400m
I remember when Irena came to New Zealand to run, it would have been late 70s (or there about). A track series promoted by the late Dick Quax.
thank you for this wonderful documentation about the goddess Irena Kirszenstein, born 1946 in a jewish refugees' camp in Leningrad. Super Christina Brehmer from my neighbour village.