Barbara Janiszewska

Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska, née Barbara Lerczak, (December 4, 1936, in Poznań – November 20, 2000, in Kraków) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.

In 1958 in Stockholm, she won the European Championships 200 metres race (as Maria Leontyavna Itkina won the bronze medal).

She competed for Poland at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where she won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres with her teammates Teresa Wieczorek, Celina Jesionowska and Halina Richter.

Personal life Her first husband was Piotr Sobotta, a high jumper. She was later in informal relationship with Jan Nowicki, with whom she later had a son, Łukasz Nowicki, an actor and television presenter. After 4-5 years, Jan Nowicki broke up with Barbara for Irena Paszyn.

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