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Milena Olszewska

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Milena Olszewska
Personal information
Full nameMilena Magdalena Olszewska
NationalityPolish
Born (1984-05-21) 21 May 1984 (age 40)
Czarnków, Poland
Sport
SportArchery
ClubGzsn Start
Coached byRyszard Bukański
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Ind. recurve standing
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Ind. recurve open
European Para Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Ind. recurve open

Milena Magdalena Olszewska (born 21 May 1984[1]) is a Polish Paralympic archer.

She has won two Paralympic bronze medals.

Biography

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Milena Olszewska was born with underdevelopment of her right leg, and at the age of 15 the leg was amputated.[2] She completed her pedagogical studies at the State Higher Vocational School in Gorzow Wielkopolski[1] and was employed in the office of the Gorzów Disability Sport "Start".[2]

In 2007 she began training in archery, trained by Alicja Bukańska and coached by Ryszard Bukański.[2] In 2009 she debuted at the World Para-Archery Championships, occupying 5th place in the team.[3] In 2012 she made her debut at the Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal in the individual standing competition.[4]

In 2013 she won the world championship in the slalom (with Piotr Sawicki), in the same competition she took third place individually.[1][4] In 2013, she was ranked as the world's first disabled archer.[1] In 2014 and 2016 she won the European Championship, in the same event she occupied second and third place respectively in the individual tournament.[4] In 2016, at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Milena won an individual bronze medal in the recurve (in open play this time).[4]

She was decorated with Brown (2013) and Silver (2016) Cross of Merit (2013).[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Milena Olszewska". wimbp.gorzow.pl. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Miłość od pierwszego strzału". gosc.pl. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Milena Olszewska". ig24.pl. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d "Milena Olszewska". worldarchery.org. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. ^ Order of the President of the Republic of Poland of 1 February 2013 on the award of orders and decorations.
  6. ^ "Odznaczenia państwowe dla Olimpijczyków". prezydent.pl. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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