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Erwina Ryś-Ferens

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Erwina Lilia Ryś-Ferens (née Ryś; 19 January 1955 – 20 April 2022) was a Polish speed skater and politician. She competed in four Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1988 in all distances from 500 m to 3000 m. She reached fifth place in 1980 (3000 m), in 1984 (1500 m) and in 1988 (3000 m). She won a silver and a bronze medal at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in 1974 and 1975.

She unsuccessfully ran for the national and European Parliament in 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2009.

Ryś-Ferens was born in Elblag, Poland. She died on 20 April 2022, aged 67.[1]

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