Barbara Bączek

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Barbara Bączek
Personal information
Full nameBarbara Bączek-Motała
NationalityPolish
Born (1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 52)
Iława, Poland
Sport
SportOrienteering
ClubWKS Wawel Kraków, OK Roneby
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Jyväskylä Short/Middle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Jyväskylä Classic/Long

Barbara Bączek-Motała (born 26 July 1972 [1] in Iława) is a Polish orienteer. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Career

As a junior, Bączek won two gold medals in the short/middle distance and classic/long distance at the 1992 Junior World Championships in Jyväskylä. [2] She also competed at the 1992 World University Orienteering Championships in Aberdeen. [3]

Her best result in the World Championships was 6th in the long distance in 2003, she also competed in 2001, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1993 and 1991. [6]

At the 2001 World Games, Bączek was a member of the team from Poland which finished 4th in the mixed relay event [7] and she competed in the women's individual event. [8]

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References

  1. "Barbara Baczek". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 19 January 2005.
  2. 1 2 "Orienteering". The Herald . Glasgow. 16 July 1992. Retrieved 5 November 2022. THE World Junior Orienteering Championships in Finland have turned up a possible top athlete of tomorrow with Poland's Barbara Baczek adding the women's classic to her short-distance title win on Tuesday.
  3. 1 2 "Orienteering". The Herald . Glasgow. 21 July 1992. Retrieved 5 November 2022. WORLD short-course champion Jana Cieslarova (Czechoslovakia) and double junior world champion Barbara Baczek (Poland) head the top international women's line-up released yesterday for next week's World Student championships at Aboyne.
  4. "IOF Eventor: Barbara Baczek Motala". eventor.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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