Danuta Straszyńska
Danuta Straszyńska ( Danuta Julia Straszyńska, married Kossek; born February 4, 1942 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski ) is a former Polish hurdler and sprinter .
In 1965 she won at the Universiade on 80 m hurdles . At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest in 1966, she won the 4-by-100-meter relay and was seventh in the 80 m hurdles .
In 1968 she was sixth over the 80 m hurdles at the Olympic Games in Mexico City and was eliminated from the 4 x 100 meter relay in the preliminary run.
In 1971 she was fifth over 60 m hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Sofia and fourth over 100 m hurdles at the European Championships in Helsinki .
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she came in sixth place over 100 m hurdles .
In 1971 and 1972 she became Polish champion over 100 m hurdles and in 1971 over 200 m hurdles. In 1966 she became the English champion in the 80 m hurdles.
Personal bests
- 100 m : 11.3 s, August 17, 1972, Warsaw
- 80 m hurdles: 10.60, October 18, 1968, Mexico City
- 100 m hurdles: 12.91 s, September 7, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 12.7 s, June 28, 1972, Warsaw)
Web links
- Danuta Straszyńska in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Danuta Straszyńska in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Danuta Straszyńska in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Straszyńska, Danuta |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Straszyńska, Danuta Julia; Kossek, Danuta |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish hurdler and sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski |