Joanna Mendak (born 16 February 1989) is a Polish

Paralympic 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 impaire ...

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. She represented Poland at the

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in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. In total, she won three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics. At the 2009 European Championships she won the bronze medals in the women's 50 metre freestyle S12 and women's 100 metre freestyle S12 events. She also won the gold medal in the women's 200 metre individual medley SM13 event. At the 2015 World Championships held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she won the bronze medal and set a new European record in the women's 100 metre butterfly S13 event. She also won the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event.

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