D.O.B: 04.03.11
N.O.C: Poland
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Final Year of Competition: 1952
Years Top 10: 14
Personal bests
100m: 11.5 (United States 1945)
200m: 23.6 (Poland 1935)
800m: 2.18.2 (Poland 1933)
80m Hurdles: 12.2 (Czech 1946)
Long Jump: 6.09 (United States 1937)
Shot Put: 11.32 (Mexico 1936)
Discus Throw: 38.99 (United Kingdom 1930)
Javelin Throw: 38.94 (Poland 1938)
4x100m Relay: 48.2 (Austria 1938)
Stanisława Walasiewicz dominated for Poland in the 1930s and even into the 1940s, thereafter gaining US citizenship following the end of WWII and becoming known as Stella Walsh.
Her sad death at the hands of muggers in 1980 subsequently raised questions about gynandromorphism, which is likely why her achievements are less heralded than they might otherwise have been…
As with questions we’ve faced regarding doping, ultimately we’re not the governing body for track & field – we appraise World Athletics’ official and ratified records to make our assessments…on that basis, Walasiewicz’s record is unmatched!!! 🇵🇱
