Mirosława Sarna
Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor
Mirosława Kazimiera Sarna (née Sałacińska; born 8 June 1942) is a Polish former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump, short sprints and the women's pentathlon. She was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships and was twice a bronze medallist in that discipline at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.
An 8-time Polish national champion, she represented her country at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Her long jump best was 6.54 m (21 ft 5+1⁄4 in).
Career
Sarna was born in Łódź to Stefana Sałacińska and Józef Sałaciński and studied at the city's XVIII high school. She took up track and field in her youth, joining the Ogniwa athletics club in 1955 and made her international debut for Poland in 1959. She continued to study during this period and ultimately gained a master's degree in physical education. She married her coach, Edmund Sarna, in 1968 and began competing under her married from that point onwards.
Sarna's first national title was in the long jump in 1964 and her performance of 6.13 m (20 ft 1+1⁄4 in) equalled the championship record. After that she had a national win in the women's pentathlon in 1966, amassing a score of 4332 points.
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