Erwina Ryś-Ferens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Erwina Ryś-Ferens

Polish speed skater

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1955

Place of Birth: Elbląg, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Erwina Lilia Rys-Ferens (née Rys; 19 January 1955) is a retired Polish speed skater.
She competed in four consecutive Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1988 in all distances from 500 m to 3000 m.
She reached fifth place on three occasions: in 1980 (3000 m), in 1984 (1500 m) and in 1988 (3000 m).She won a silver and a bronze medal at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in 1974 and 1975, respectively.
As a senior skater, she won bronze medals in the World Sprint Championships in 1978 and 1985.Rys-Ferens graduated from the local high school in her native Elblag (1974) and then from the Karol Swierczewski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw (1979).
After retirement she worked as a speed skating coach.Personal bests: 500 m – 40.86 (1985) 1000 m – 1:21.44 (1988) 1500 m – 2:04.68 (1988) 3000 m – 4:22.59 (1988) 5000 m – 7:46.60 (1988)