Irena Szewińska

Irena Szewińska, born Irena Kirszenstein, was a Polish sprinter who spent nearly two decades among the foremost track athletes in the world, competing in several events. Over her career she won seven Olympic medals, three of them gold. 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. Poland voted her its Sports Personality of the Year four times, and in 2016 she received the Order of the White Eagle, the highest decoration of the Polish state. She lived from 1946 until 2018.