Marta Makowska is a Polish wheelchair fencer who has won multiple medals for her country at the

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, including four at the 2000 Games in

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, Australia.

Career

Marta Makowska (née Wyrzykowska) was born in

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, on 13 July 1977. She attended Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw where she studied life science. Outside of

wheelchair fencing Wheelchair fencing is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a List of international sport federations, federation of the Internat ...

, which she took up as a teenager, Makowska works is a government employee at the District Family Assistance Centre in Wolomin. At her first

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, Australia, Makowska won four gold medals in the

. 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 ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

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, Greece, and another bronze at the 2012 Games in London, England. Makowska was awarded the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident ab ...

in 2013 by Bronislaw Komorowski,

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Personal life

Marta is married to Adam Makowski. Shortly before attending the 2008 Paralympic Games, Makowska discovered that she was pregnant, later giving birth to a girl.

References

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