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Irina Meszynski (born 24
March 1962 in East Berlin) is a
retired East
German discus thrower. On 17
August 1984
Meszynski set a
world record in women's...
- throwers,
behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda,
Diana Gansky-Sachse,
Irina Meszynski and
Gisela Beyer.
After the 1992
Summer Olympics,
where she was eliminated...
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Reinsch #3 12 June 1988 Karl-Marx-Stadt 5 9 73.36 m (240 ft 8 in)
Irina Meszynski East
Germany 17
August 1984
Prague 10 73.32 m (240 ft 6 in)
Gansky #2...
- throwers,
behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda,
Diana Gansky-Sachse,
Irina Meszynski,
Gisela Beyer,
Martina ****mann-Opitz,
Evelin Jahl,
Silvia Madetzky and...
- Star Jones,
American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host 1962 –
Irina Meszynski,
German discus thrower 1963 –
Vadym Tyshchenko,
Ukrainian footballer and...
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behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda,
Diana Gansky-Sachse and
Irina Meszynski.
Gisela Beyer is the
sister of
Olympic gold
medalist shot
putter Udo Beyer...
- 1982),
Russian long
jumper Iryna Merkushyna,
Ukrainian biathlete Irina Meszynski (born 1962), East
German discus thrower Irina Mikitenko (born 1972), Kazakhstan-born...
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Records Preceded by
Irina Meszynski Women's
Discus World Record Holder 26
August 1984 – 9 July 1988 Succeeded by
Gabriele Reinsch Sporting positions Preceded by...
- throwers,
behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda,
Diana Gansky-Sachse,
Irina Meszynski,
Gisela Beyer,
Martina ****mann-Opitz,
Evelin Jahl and
Silvia Madetzky...
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record was set, by East
German Irina Meszynski in women's
discus throw, with 73.36 m. As of 2024, it
still ranks Meszynski sixth on the
world all-time list...
