Personal information | |
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Born | Skwierzyna, Poland | 5 September 1996
Sport | |
Country | Poland |
Sport | Para-athletics |
Disability | Short stature |
Disability class | F40 |
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Medal record |
Renata Śliwińska (born 5 September 1996) is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F40-classification discus throw and shot put events.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] In this event, she is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the World Para Athletics Championships.
Career
[edit]In 2016, Śliwińska represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics and she competed in both the women's discus throw F41 and women's shot put F40 events.[1] In the women's discus throw event she set a new world record of 23.34.[3] She represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's shot put F40 event after she finished 2nd in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4][5]
Śliwińska won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany. She also won the silver medal in the women's discus throw F41 event.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Renata Sliwinska". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Houston, Michael (4 September 2021). "Italy end athletics session with 1-2-3 in women's 100m at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Discus throw records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's shot put F40" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "World Para Athletics Championships 2019 - Day 6 - As it happened". Olympic Channel. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2018). "Niamh McCarthy signs off with another gold". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Women's discus throw F41" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Renata Śliwiński at Paralympic.org
- Renata Śliwiński at the Polish Paralympic Committee (in Polish)
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Polish female discus throwers
- Polish female shot putters
- Paralympic athletes for Poland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Poland
- Paralympic silver medalists for Poland
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- World Para Athletics Championships winners
- People from Skwierzyna
- Sportspeople from Lubusz Voivodeship
- 21st-century Polish sportswomen
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)