Irena Szewinska
Title
Irena Szewinska
Description
"A comfortable winner. Poland's great Irena Szewinska, rated as one of the two greatest female athletes of all time, raises her hand in victory as cruising home to win the 400 metres in 51.4 seconds at the Norman Manley Memorial meet at the National Stadium on Friday night. America's Rosalynd Bryant (left) finished second. Others from left are: Gwen Norman (USA) who finished sixth, Norma Forde (Barbados) fourth, Helen Blake (Jamaica) fifth, and Pam Gyles (USA) third."
Subject
Swewinska, Irena, - 1946-2018; Athletes - Poland; Women athletes - Poland; Athletes; Women athletes
Creator
Roy Shakes (Daily News)
Date
18-May-1977
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Szewinski, Irena
Identifier
D0008646
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
Collection
Citation
Roy Shakes (Daily News), “Irena Szewinska,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 26, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/7758.