Irena Szewińska
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Irena Szewińska was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost track athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events. She won a total of seven Olympic medals including three golds. She
Szewińska in 1975
Copy of I. Szewińska medal and autograph in Sports Star Avenue in Dziwnów
Irena Szewińska in 1968, Uden, Netherlands
Irena Szewińska with Konstanty Dombrowicz
Samarkand
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Samarkand is a major city located in southeastern Uzbekistan and is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. With a population of 882,000 inhabitants in 2026, it is the second-l
Irena Szewińska
…of the White Eagle. Irena Kirszenstein was born in Leningrad to a Polish-Jewish family. Her father came from Warsaw and mother from Kiev. They met in Samarkand where they studied at the time, and in 1947 moved to Warsaw. In 1967, she married her coach, Janusz Szewiński, who also competed in hurdles at the…
Registan Square Samarkand
Shrineof Amir Timur
Shohi Zinda majmuasi
Mausolées du groupe central