Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Barbara Lerczak |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 6 December 1936 Poznań, Poland |
| Died | 20 November 2000 (aged 63) Kraków, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres |
| College team | AZS Poznań |
| Club | AZS Poznań |
Barbara Sobotta-Janiszewska (née Lerczak; December 4, 1936, in Poznań – November 20, 2000, in Kraków) was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the women's sprint events during her career.
In 1958 in Stockholm, she won the European Championships 200 metres race (as Maria Leontyavna Itkina won the bronze medal).
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.