Greatest female sprinters of all time

#9 Irena Szewinska

Szewinska took part in five Olympics

The former Polish athlete ruled the roost amongst female sprinters for almost two decades in multiple events. Participating in a record five Olympics from 1964 to 1980, she has a total tally of 7 medals, including three gold medals in the 4x100m relay event, 200m dash and 400m. She also became the only athlete to hold a world record in 100 metre, 200 metre and 400 metre events.

Irena also won 26 national titles in running events and the long jump. She also won 10 medals at the European Championships, and also set a record in the 200m with her timing of 22.21 seconds. From 1997 until 2009, she was the President of the Polish Athletic Federation and has also been inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame.