Irene Piotrowski

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Irene Piotrowski
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place Kingston 1966 100 yards
Bronze medal – third place Kingston 1966 220 yards
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place Winnipeg 1967 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place Winnipeg 1967 100 metres

Irene Piotrowski (born July 9, 1941 in Skaudvilė, Lithuania) is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1964 (Tokyo, Japan) Where she was a semi-finalist in the 100 metres at both Games. She broke the world indoor record for 880 yards in 1964. She won a silver medal in the 100 yards and a bronze in the 220 yard sprints at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. She claimed the bronze medal in the women's 100 metres at the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, and ran the anchor leg on the 4 x 100 metre relay squad that took the silver medal.

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