Irina Meszynski

Irina Meszynski (born March 24 1962 in Berlin) is a retired East German discus thrower. On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters. [ [http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_144.pdf World records, women's discus throw] ] Today, this result is enough to occupy the sixth place on the world all-time list [ [http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=W/discipline=DT/legal=A/index.html IAAF top lists - women's discus throw] ] and a fourth place on the German all-time list behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda and Diana Gansky-Sachse. [ [http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc ] ]

Her career highlights include a gold medal with 60.30 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships, [ [http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3459 European Athletics Association results database (junior)] ] an eighth place with 63.78 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics [http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=64 European Athletics Association results database] ] and a fourth place with 65.20 m at the 1986 European Championships in Athletics. She represented the sports team TSC Berlin and became East German champion in 1982. [ [http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/235.html East German championships - women's discus throw] ]

She weighed 97 kg, and stood 1.76 m tall.

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