Agata Danuta Mróz-Olszewska (7 April 1982 – 4 June 2008) was a Polish

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, a member of the

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in 1997–2007, double European Champion ( Turkey 2003, Croatia 2005). She died of an infection following a bone marrow transplant to treat

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, which she had suffered from since the age of 17.

Personal life

Agata was born in

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, but raised in

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. Her sister Katarzyna is a

and her brother Paweł a

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. On 9 June 2007, she married Jacek Olszewski. Since the age of 17, she suffered

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. In 2007, she gave up her volleyball career because of her bone marrow disease, and began treatment. On 12 January 2008, she announced she was pregnant, and that as a result she could not change treatment. Their daughter Liliana was born prematurely on 4 April 2008. On 22 May 2008, she had a bone marrow transplant in the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology and Hematology of the Medical University in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

. She died fourteen days later from

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and

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. Her funeral was held on her first wedding anniversary, 9 June 2008.

Career

Clubs

Olszewska-Mróz began her career in Tarnovia Tarnów, then moved to SMS Sosnowiec, WSBiP Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and

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, where she was twice champion of Poland (2003 and 2004). She also played for the

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team Grupo 2002 Murcia, winning both the Championship of Spain and the Cup of Spain tournament (2007).

National team

She was one of the main competitors in the team led by coach Andrzej Niemczyk. She won two gold medals with the Polish national team at the

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: Turkey 2003 and Croatia 2005. On 22 November 2005, received a state award granted by the Polish President - Gold Cross of Merit ''for her contribution to the development of sport''.

Sporting achievements

National team

* 1999

CEV U19 European Championship * 2003 Gold medal with cup

CEV European Championship * 2005 Gold medal with cup

CEV European Championship

State awards

* 2005 Gold Cross of Merit * 2009 POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR

Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta (posthumously)

Memorial

Despite the latter posthumous award (badge), her husband did not accept it. He stated that the doctors who helped Agata should receive the distinction. On 11 May 2012, was the premiere of a film Nad życie about Agata Mroz-Olszewska, her private life, illness, marriage and the birth of her daughter.''"Mam nadzieję, że Lilianka z tatą przyjdą na premierę"''
- tvn24.pl - 9 May 2012 During the wedding scene among the guests appeared husband Jacek and daughter Liliana.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mroz-Olszewska, Agata 1982 births Sportspeople from Tarnów Volleyball players from Lesser Poland Voivodeship Polish women's volleyball players Deaths from leukemia in Poland 2008 deaths Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta 21st-century Polish sportswomen