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Poland At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Poland competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 113 competitors from Poland won 53 medals, including 19 gold, 22 silver and 12 bronze to finish 8th in the 2000 Summer Paralympics medal table, medal table. Medal table Basketball ID After Spain at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Spain's disqualification for Cheating at the Paralympic Games, cheating, Poland received the silver medal (previously bronze) while Russia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Russia received the gold medal (previously silver medal). See also *Poland at the Paralympics *Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics References Nations at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Poland at the Paralympics, 2000 2000 in Polish sport, Summer Paralympics {{Poland-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Paralympic Committee
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics comprised a total of 169 events, 91 for men and 78 for women. Swimmers were classified according to the extent and type of their disability. Medal summary Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Events Men's events Women's events References * {{Paralympic Games Swimming 2000 Summer Paralympics events 2000 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... Swimming competitions in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Szymul
Anna Szymul is a paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T46 sprint events. Anna has competed in three Paralympics, her first in 1996 Summer Paralympics she competed in the 100m and 200m but failed to win a medal. In 2000 Anna saw success winning silver in both the 100m and 400m and a bronze in the 200m. 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ... saw Anna go one better winning three silver medals in the 100m, 200m and 400m. References Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Poland Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland Polish female sprinters Living people Place of birth missing (livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszek Reut
Leszek () is a Slavic Polish male given name, originally ''Lestko'', ''Leszko'' or ''Lestek'', related to ''Lech'', ''Lechosław'' and Czech ''Lstimir''. Individuals named Leszek celebrate their name day on June 3. Notable people * Lestko * Leszek I (other) * Leszek II (other) * Leszek III * Leszek, Duke of Masovia (ca 1162–1186) * Leszek I the White (1186/1187-1227) * Leszek II the Black (1241–1288) * Leszek Balcerowicz, a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister * Leszek Bebło (born 1966), Polish long-distance runner, 1993 Paris Marathon champion * Leszek Blanik, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in vault (gymnastics) * Leszek Kołakowski (1927–2009), Polish philosopher * Leszek Miller, former Prime Minister of Poland * Sir Leszek Krysztof Borysiewicz, British academic and university administrator * Leszek A Gasieniec, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Liverpool See also * Lech (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Wozniak (athlete)
Daniel Wozniak is a paralympic athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T12 sprint events. Wozniak has competed in the sprints at three paralympics starting in 2000. In 2000 he competed in all three sprint events winning the silver medal in the 400m, at the following games in 2004 he again competed in all three sprints but failed to win any medals. In Beijing in the 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ... he competed in the 200m and 400m but again was unable to add to his medal tally. References Paralympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archery At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Archery at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events, four for men and three for women. Competitors were divided into three categories: *W1: quadriplegic archers, or comparable disability, in wheelchairs *W2: paraplegic archers, or comparable disability, in wheelchairs *Standing: archers standing or shooting from a chair Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medallists See also * Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics References * {{Paralympic Games Archery 2000 Summer Paralympics events 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ... 2000 in archery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małgorzata Olejnik
Małgorzata Dorota Olejnik (born 3 June 1966 in Kielce) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12398 votes in 33 Kielce district, as candidate from the Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list. Olejnik, a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair, is also an accomplished archer and has represented Poland at the Paralympic Games. She won a gold medal at the 1996 games in Atlanta, a silver in 2000 in Sydney, and a bronze in 2004 in Athens. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, she competed in the women's individual recurve standing event. She won her first two matches and lost her third in the semifinal. She advanced to the bronze medal match but lost to Lindsey Carmichael of the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Rozkres
Agnieszka is the Polish equivalent of the female given name Agnes (name). Notable people with this name include: *Agnieszka Arnold, Polish documentary filmmaker *Agnieszka Baranowska (1819–1890), Polish playwright and poet *Agnieszka Bednarek (born 1986), international Polish volleyball player *Agnieszka Brustman (born 1962), female Polish chess master * Agnieszka Brzezańska (born 1972), artist based in Warsaw *Agnieszka Brugger (born 1985), German politician *Agnieszka Chylińska (born 1976), Polish rock singer and columnist * Agnieszka Domańska (born 1970), Polish ice dancer *Agnieszka Dowbor-Muśnicka (1919–1940), Polish WWII resistance fighter *Agnieszka Duczmal (born 1946), Polish conductor *Agnieszka Dulej (born 1983), Polish ice dancer *Agnieszka Dygant (born 1973), Polish actress *Agnieszka Graff (born 1970), Polish writer, translator, publicist, feminist and activist *Agnieszka Holland (born 1948), Polish film and TV director and screenwriter *Agnieszka Karpiesiuk ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Wyrzykowska
Marta Makowska is a Polish wheelchair fencer who has won multiple medals for her country at the Paralympic Games, including four at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. Career Marta Makowska (née Wyrzykowska) was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 13 July 1977. She attended Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw where she studied life science. Outside of wheelchair fencing, which she took up as a teenager, Makowska works is a government employee at the District Family Assistance Centre in Wolomin. At her first Paralympic Games in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, Makowska won four gold medals in the wheelchair fencing. This included a 15–4 defeat of Hungary's Judit Palfi in the Women's épée individual B, as well as the individual foil and both team events. She won a further two bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, and another bronze at the 2012 Games in London, England. Makowska was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 2013 by Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wysmierski
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadwiga Polasik
Jadwiga (; diminutives: ''Jadzia'' , ''Iga'') is a Polish feminine given name. It originated from the old German feminine given name ''Hedwig'' (variants of which include ''Hedwiga''), which is compounded from ''hadu'', "battle", and ''wig'', "fight". Jadwiga may refer to: * Jadwiga (wife of Władysław Odonic) (died 1249), Duchess consort of Greater Poland * Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266–1339), Queen of Poland and mother of Casimir III of Poland * Jadwiga of Żagań (before 1350–1390), Queen of Poland, wife of Casimir III of Poland (daughter-in-law of previous) * Jadwiga of Poland (1374–1399), female monarch of Poland, named after Saint Hedwig of Andechs * Jadwiga Dzido (1918–1985), Polish survivor of Ravensbrück concentration camp * Jadwiga Jagiellon (other), several Polish princesses of that name See also * Hedwig (other) * Hadewijch * Edwige Edwige is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include: * Edwige Avice, French politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Fencing At The 2000 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair fencing at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of épée, foil, and sabre events. Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medallists References * {{Paralympic Games Wheelchair fencing 2000 Summer Paralympics events 2000 Paralympics The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ... International fencing competitions hosted by Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
