Grażyna Rabsztyn

Grażyna Józefa Rabsztyn (Polish pronunciation: [ɡraˈʐɨna ˈrapʂtɨn]; born September 20, 1952, in Wrocław) is a retired Polish hurdler. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics on three occasions (1972–1980) and was a finalist each time (twice placing fifth).^[1]

Grażyna Rabsztyn

Grażyna Rabsztyn in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1952-09-20) 20 September 1952 (age 72) Wrocław, Poland
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 m hurdles, 100 m hurdles
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland European Indoor Championships 1975 Katowice 60 m hurdles 1976 Munich 60 m hurdles 1978 Milan 60 m hurdles 1974 Gothenburg 60 m hurdles 1979 Vienna 60 m hurdles 1980 Sindelfingen 60 m hurdles 1972 Grenoble 60 m hurdles Representing Europe IAAF World Cup 1977 Düsseldorf 100 m hurdles 1979 Montreal 100 m hurdles

Rabsztyn set three world records in 100 m 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 was matched and later beaten by Yordanka Donkova. Rabsztyn's then world record time gives her the eleventh place in the all-time list of 100 m hurdlers. Her personal best remains the Polish record for the event

Rabsztyn never won an outdoor Olympic, World or European medal. She did, however, win several medals at indoor competitions. She was a two-time 60 metres hurdles champion at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and was silver medallist in the event on four more occasions.^[2] Rabsztyn won three consecutive titles in the 100 m hurdles at the Summer Universiade from 1973 to 1977 and two straight titles at the IAAF World Cup (1977 and 1979).^[3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
1970	European Junior Championships	Paris, France	1st	100 m hurdles	14.06
1971	European Indoor Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	7th (sf)	60 m hurdles	8.5
1972	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble, France	3rd	50 m hurdles	7.05
	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	8th	100 m hurdles	13.44
1973	European Indoor Championships	Rotterdam, Netherlands	13th (h)	60 m hurdles	8.54
	Universiade	Moscow, Soviet Union	1st	100 m hurdles	13.23
1974	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	60 m hurdles	8.08
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	8th	100 m hurdles	13.53
1975	European Indoor Championships	Katowice, Poland	1st	60 m hurdles	8.04
	Universiade	Rome, Italy	1st	100 m hurdles	13.14
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.87
1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	1st	60 m hurdles	7.96
	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	5th	100 m hurdles	12.96
1977	Universiade	Sofia, Bulgaria	1st	100 m hurdles	12.86
	World Cup	Düsseldorf, West Germany	1st	100 m hurdles	12.701
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	2nd	60 m hurdles	8.07
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	1st (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.602
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.83
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	12th (sf)	60 m	7.44
			2nd	60 m hurdles	8.00
	World Cup	Montreal, Canada	1st	100 m hurdles	12.671
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	9th (sf)	60 m	7.40
			2nd	60 m hurdles	7.89
	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	5th	100 m hurdles	12.74
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	44.49
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	5th	60 m hurdles	8.21

¹Representing Europe
²Did not finish in the final