Sylwia Gruchała
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Sylwia Gruchała (born 6 November 1981 in Gdynia, Pomorskie) is a Polish fencer.
Biography
In the team foil she won medals at the world championships in 1998 (bronze), 1999 (silver), 2002 (silver), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (gold) as well as an Olympic silver medal in 2000. In Individual Foil she won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championship as well as an Olympic bronze medal in 2004.[1][2]
She is a soldier in the 3rd Command Support Battalion of the Polish Land Forces stationed in Warsaw. Gruchała is also part of the Leon Paul team.[3] In 2009 she posed for Polish erotic magazine CKM.[4]
Honours
For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2004.
References
- ↑ "Olympics Statistics: Sylwia Gruchała". databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ↑ "Sylwia Gruchała Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ↑ Leon Paul team
- ↑ "Sylwia Gruchała w CKM". fotosik.pl. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
External links
- Sylwia Gruchała Webpage
- Sylwia Gruchała at Sports Reference
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