Career, in brief
Irene Hirst competed for Great Britain in women's artistic gymnastics at the 1948 and 1952 Games. She placed 9th in the team competition.
Great Britain · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Irene Hirst
Irene Hirst competed for Great Britain in women's artistic gymnastics, 1948–1952.
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Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
Olympic — 2 appearances
1952 Helsinki Olympics
Helsinki
Team Final 15thSWE 74.200 · URS 73.000 · HUN 71.600 · Unified Team of Germany 71.200 15th
Team Final 16thURS 527.030 · HUN 520.960 · TCH 503.320 · SWE 501.830 16th
1948 London Olympics
London
Team Final 9thTCH 445.450 · HUN 440.550 · USA 422.600 · SWE 417.950 9th
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Competing in the 1940s — women's artistic gymnastics
Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1956
Ágnes Keleti
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
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Hungary · WAG · 1952 – 1956
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Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Nina Bocharova
Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1956
Olga Tass-Lemhényi
Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Edit Weckinger-Perényi
Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1956
Erzsébet Gulyás-Köteles
Czechoslovakia · WAG · 1952 – 1960
Eva Bosáková-Věchtová
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Galina Minaicheva
Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Irén Karcsics
Hungary · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Mária Kövi-Zalai
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Yekaterina Kalinchuk
Hungary · WAG · 1952 – 1956
Andrea Bodó-Molnár
Sweden · WAG · 1952 – 1956
Ann-Sofi Pettersson-Colling
Czechoslovakia · WAG · 1948 – 1952
Božena Srncová
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Galina Shamray
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Galina Urbanovich
Hungary · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Ilona Milanovics
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Klavdiya Orechkina
Hungary · WAG · 1936 – 1948
Margit Nagy
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Medeya Jugeli
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Pelageya Danilova
Czechoslovakia · WAG · 1936 – 1948
Vlasta Děkanová
Soviet Union · WAG · 1952 – 1952
Yelena Guts
Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Helsinki 1952, London 1948)
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com