Karolina Kucharczyk (born 24 April 1991 in
Rawicz
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) is a Polish Paralympic athlete who began in her sport at age twelve. She won a gold medal for
Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Poland competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Medallists
Archery
Men
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in the Long Jump class
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. She broke her own record in doing so with a jump of 6.00m.
Inside World Parasport
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, in Women's long jump T20.
Career
She competed at the 2011 World Championships, 2013 World Championships, 2015 World Championships, winning a gold medal, and 2019 World Championships.
References
Paralympic athletes of Poland
Polish female long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Poland
People from Rawicz
1991 births
Living people
World record holders in Paralympic athletics
Sportspeople from Greater Poland Voivodeship
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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