Mirosław Madzia (born 25 October 1979) is a

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Paralympic athlete who competes in international elite events. He competes in

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

and

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

and has won four medals in the

World Para Athletics European Championships The World Para Athletics European Championships (''European Para Athletics Championships''), known prior to 2018 as the IPC Athletics European Championships is an event organized by World Para Athletics, the international athletics federation esta ...

. He competed at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

in the discus throw but did not medal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Madzia, Miroslaw 1979 births Living people People from Cieszyn County Paralympic athletes for Poland Polish male shot putters Polish male discus throwers Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Visually impaired discus throwers Visually impaired shot putters Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic shot putters 21st-century Polish sportsmen Athletes from Silesian Voivodeship