| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Milena Magdalena Olszewska |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | 21 May 1984 Czarnków, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
| Club | Gzsn Start |
| Coached by | Ryszard Bukański |
Medal record | |
Milena Magdalena Olszewska (born 21 May 1984 [1] ) is a Polish Paralympic archer.
She has won two Paralympic bronze medals.
Milena Olszewska was born with underdevelopment of her right leg, and at the age of 15 the leg was amputated. [2] She completed her pedagogical studies at the State Higher Vocational School in Gorzow Wielkopolski [1] and was employed in the office of the Gorzów Disability Sport "Start". [2]
In 2007 she began training in archery, trained by Alicja Bukańska and coached by Ryszard Bukański. [2] In 2009 she debuted at the World Para-Archery Championships, occupying 5th place in the team. [3] In 2012 she made her debut at the Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal in the individual standing competition. [4]
In 2013 she won the world championship in the slalom (with Piotr Sawicki), in the same competition she took third place individually. [1] [4] In 2013, she was ranked as the world's first disabled archer. [1] In 2014 and 2016 she won the European Championship, in the same event she occupied second and third place respectively in the individual tournament. [4] In 2016, at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Milena won an individual bronze medal in the recurve (in open play this time). [4]
She was decorated with Brown (2013) and Silver (2016) Cross of Merit (2013). [5] [6]
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