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Born | Tychy, Poland | 12 February 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | College of Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Paraparesis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S4, SB4, SM4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | START Katowice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ninomyslaw Jakubczyk Wojciech Seidel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karolina Hamer (born 12 February 1981) is a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is also a disability rights activist.[1][2][3]
Personal life
In 2018, she publicly came out as bisexual becoming the first active Polish sportswoman to do so.[4]
References
- ^ "Karolina Hamer - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Karolina Hamer - z cykly "Znani Tyszanie" odc. 33 (in Polish)". Tychy News. 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Karolina Hamer: Panstwo proponuje mi zycie za 1200 zlotych. Co jeszcze moge dla ciebie zrobic, Polsko? (in Polish)". kobieta.onet.pl. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Pierwszy coming out w polskim sporcie. Pływaczka powiedziała, że jest biseksualna" (in Polish). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tychy
- Paralympic swimmers for Poland
- Polish LGBTQ sportspeople
- Polish bisexual women
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- S4-classified para swimmers
- Bisexual sportswomen