Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska

Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska, née Barbara Lerczak, was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.
In 1958 [European Athletics Championships|1958 in Stockholm], she won the European Championships 200 metres race.
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

She was 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.