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Mar 24, 1962 East Berlin 62 years old
German discus thrower
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About Irina Meszynski
- Irina Meszynski (born 24 March 1962 in Berlin) is a retired East German discus thrower. On 17 August 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at boycott inspired Friendship Games of 73.36 meters.
- Her record lasted barely a week before it was bested by Zdenka Šilhavá with a mark that puts Šilhavá as equal to the number 2 thrower in history.
- Today, Meszynski's result is enough to occupy the sixth place on the world all-time list and a fourth place on the German all-time list behind Gabriele Reinsch, Ilke Wyludda and Diana Gansky-Sachse.Her career highlights include a gold medal with 60.30 m at the 1979 European Junior Championships, an eighth place with 63.78 m at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics 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.She weighed 97 kg, and stood 1.76 m tall.
