Irene Piotrowski
Medal record | ||
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Competitor for Canada | ||
Women's Athletics | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
Silver | Kingston 1966 | 100 yards |
Bronze | Kingston 1966 | 220 yards |
Pan American Games | ||
Silver | Winnipeg 1967 | 4 x 100 m relay |
Bronze | Winnipeg 1967 | 100 metres |
Irene Piotrowski (born July 9, 1941 in SkaudvilÄ—, Lithuania) is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) Where she was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at both Games. She broke the world indoor record for 880 yards in 1964. She won a silver medal in the 100 yards and a bronze in the 220 yard sprints at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. She claimed the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, and ran the anchor leg on the 4 x 100 metre relay squad that took the silver medal.