Agnieszka Jadwiga Wieszczek-Kordus (born 22 March 1983 in

Wałbrzych Wałbrzych (; german: Waldenburg; szl, Wałbrzich; sli, label= Lower Silesian, Walmbrig or ''Walmbrich''; cs, Valbřich or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. From 1975–1998 it was the capital of W ...

) is a Polish

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. Wieszczek won a

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in Women's freestyle wrestling 72 kg at the

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. She is the first Polish woman to win an

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medal in Women's freestyle wrestling. In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2008.

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