Celina Jesionowska

Celina Jesionowska (Gerwin, Orzechowska) (born 3 November 1933 in Łomża) is a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres, during the last part of her career in 400 metres. She competed for Poland in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 4 x 100 meters where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Teresa Wieczorek, Barbara Janiszewska and Halina Richter.[1][2]

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Celina Jesionowska

Personal information
National team	Poland
Born	3 November 1933 (1933-11-03) (age 87)
Education	Financial Technical College, Accounting, athletics
Occupation	Accountant and athlete
Years active	1953-1966
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100m, 200m, 400 m, 4 x 100 m relay, long jump
Club	CWKS "Legia" Warsaw
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1960, Bronze Medal, 4 x 100 m relay
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Poland 1960 Rome 4x100 m relay European Championships 1958 Stockholm 4 x 100 m relay
Updated on 8 July 2017.

Celina Jesionowska

Jesionowska also competed in three European Championships:

• 1954, in Bern, where she was eliminated in the 100 metres semi-finals, and took fifth place in the 4 x 100 metres relay with her teammates Marią Ilwicką , Barbarą Lerczak and Marią Kusion.
• 1958, in Stockholm where she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with the same team, and reached the semi-finals in the 200 and 100 metres.
• 1966, in Budapest where she was eliminated in the first round qualifiers for the 100 metres.[3]

Throughout her career Jesionowska was a competitor with the Central Military Sports Club "Legia" Warsaw (CWKS "Legia" Warsaw), through which she attained seven Polish championships:

• 400 metres - 1964, 1965 and 1966.
• 4 × 100 metres Relay - 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960.