Maria Kusion-Bibro
Polish sprinter
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Maria Bronisława Anna Kusion-Bibro-Pokorny (18 July 1936 – 9 January 1996) was a Polish sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
NationalityPolish
Born18 July 1936
Jurków, Poland
Died9 January 1996 (aged 59)
Tarnów, Poland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Maria Kusion-Bibro | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1936 Jurków, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 January 1996 (aged 59) Tarnów, Poland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Stal Poznań (1952) Stal Kraków (1953)) AZS Kraków (1954–1956)) Cracovia (1959–1962) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1954 | World Student Games | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.4 s |
| 2nd | Long jump | 6.00 m | |||
| European Championships | Bern, Switzerland | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.1 s | |
| 8th | Long jump | 5.63 m | |||
| 1955 | World Festival of Youth and Students | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Long jump | 5.92 m |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne, Australia | 18th (h) | 100 m | 12.34 s |
| 8th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.58 s | |||
| 9th | Long jump | 5.79 m | |||
| 1957 | World University Games | Paris, France | 8th (h) | 100 m | 12.9 s |
| 7th (h) | 200 m | 26.0 s | |||
| 6th | Long jump | 5.62 m | |||
| 1958 | European Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.0 s |
| 6th | Pentathlon | 3728 pts | |||
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy | 13th | Long jump | 5.86 m |
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 11.7h (Prague 1956)
- 200 metres – 24.4h (Budapest 1955)
- 80 metres hurdles – 11.4h (Hanover 1958)
- High jump – 1.55 (Kraków 1960)
- Long jump – 6.38 (Łódź 1961)
- Pentathlon – 4477 (Stokholm 1958)