Elżbieta Maria Krzesińska was a track and field athlete from Poland, who competed in the long jump. Born in Warsaw, she competed for her native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where she won the gold medal in the Women's Long Jump. She returned to the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome but failed to defend her title, finishing second behind Soviet Vera Krepkina. Elżbieta Krzesińska (Poland) set the women's long jump world record of 6.35 m in Budapest, Hungary on August 20, 1956. It stood 3 months, until Melbourne's 6.35 m on November 27, 1956 (equalling it). Wiki link