Grażyna Rabsztyn

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Grażyna Rabsztyn (pronounced [graˈʐɨna ˈrapʂtɨn]; born September 20, 1952 in Wrocław) is a Polish hurdler. She set three world records in 100 metres hurdles. On June 10, 1978 she became the first runner under 12.5 seconds with a new record of 12.48 seconds. She had the same time a year later, on June 18, 1979, and finally, on June 13, 1980 she had her best time ever, 12.36 seconds. Her world record has been repeated and later beaten by Yordanka Donkova. Rabsztyn's world record gives her the fifth place in the all-time top ten 100 meters hurdlers.

Rabsztyn never won a medal at any major international outdoor athletic competition, but did win several medals at indoor competitions.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	3rd
1974	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	1st
1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	1st
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	2nd
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	2nd
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	2nd

[edit] See also

• Polish records in athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bożena Szwierczyńska	Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1976	Succeeded by Lyubov Kononova
Preceded by Lyubov Kononova	Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1978 — 1980	Succeeded by Tatyana Anisimova

This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of February 4, 2007.