Monika Bronicka (born 4 May 1977) is a Polish former sailor, who specialized in the

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class. She was selected to compete for

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in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and also scored top fifteen placements in a major international regatta, spanning the World and European Championships. Bronicka is a member of the sailing squad for

AZS UWM Olsztyn AZS Olsztyn, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Indykpol AZS Olsztyn, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Olsztyn in northeastern Poland, founded in 1950 as a university team (AZS), located near the University of Warmia and ...

, under the tutelage of her personal coach and eventual spouse Mariusz Delgas. Bronicka made her Olympic debut in

Sydney 2000 The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, finishing a credible fourteenth in the

class with a satisfying net grade of 95, but narrowly falling short from the top ten spot by a distant twelve-point deficit. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, Bronicka qualified for her second Polish team in the

class by placing fourteenth and receiving a berth from the 2003 ISAF World Championships in Cadiz. Unlike her previous Games, Bronicka could not be able to improve her Olympic feat with mediocre marks recorded throughout the eleven-race series, sitting her in twenty-first position with 162 net points.

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* * * * * 1977 births Living people Polish female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Poland Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Europe Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Europe People from Olsztyn {{Poland-yachtracing-bio-stub