Irene Piotrowski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Irene Piotrowski

Canadian sprinter

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1941

Place of Birth: Skaudvilė, Tauragė County, Lithuania

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: Canada, Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Irene Piotrowski

  • Irene Piotrowski, née Macijauskaite (born July 9, 1941 in Skaudvile, Lithuania) is a retired female track and field athlete.
  • In 1964, Piotrowski broke the World and Canadian 100 metre record at 11.4 seconds.
  • She competed in the 1964 Olympic Games in the 100 metre and 200 metre.
  • She won a silver medal in the 100 yards and a bronze in the 220 yard sprints at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.
  • She competed in the 1968 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in the 200 metres, 4x100 metre relay and the 100 metre where she set the Canadian records.
  • She claimed the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and ran the anchor leg on the 4 x 100 metre relay squad that took the silver medal.
  • She won the Yukon Flour Packing title in 1974, backpacking 500 pounds in 100 feet, and 600 pounds in 50 ft.

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