Natalia Partyka

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Natalia Partyka
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Personal information
Full nameNatalia Dorota Partyka
NationalityFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Born (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35) [1]
Gdańsk, Poland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Highest ranking1 (November 2018; Para)
48 (May 2010; Able-bodied [2] )
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland


Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Rio de Janeiro Team class 6–10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team class 9–10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 Beijing Team class 6–10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Singles WS10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 London Team class 6–10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tokyo Class 10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Paris Doubles WD20
World Para Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 TaipeiSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 TaipeiTeams class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 MontreuxOpen singles standing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 GwangjuOpen singles standing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 GwangjuSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 BeijingSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Lasko-CeljeSingles class 10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 MontreuxSingles class 10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 MontreuxTeams class 9-10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 BeijingTeams class 9-10
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 GwangjuTeams class 9-10
European Para Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999 PiestanyTeams class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2001 FrankfurtTeams class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 ZagrebSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 ZagrebTeams class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 GesoloOpen singles standing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 GesoloSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 GesoloTeams class 9-10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Kranjska GoraOpen singles standing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Kranjska GoraSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Kranjska GoraTeams class 9-10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 GenoaOpen singles standing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 GenoaSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 GenoaTeams class 9-10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 SplitSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 VejleSingles class 10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 VejleTeams class 9-10
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 LaskoSingles class 10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2001 FrankfurtSingles class 10
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 ZagrebOpen singles standing
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 StuttgartTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 St. PetersburgDoubles
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Team

Natalia Dorota Partyka (born 27 July 1989) [3] is a Polish para table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes [4] as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities. Partyka reached the last 32 of the London 2012 Olympic women's table tennis.

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Early life

Partyka began playing table tennis at the age of one to seven years. She won her first international table tennis medal in 1999 at the disabled World Championships. At the age of 11, when she competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, she became the world's youngest ever Paralympian. In 2004, she won a gold medal in the singles event and silver in the team event at the Athens Paralympics. Also in 2004, she won two gold medals at the International Table Tennis Federation's European Championships for Cadets, which was open to able-bodied competitors. In 2006, Partyka won three gold medals at the European Paralympic Championships, one gold and two silvers at the International Paralympic Committee's Table Tennis World Championships for Disabled, and a silver in the team event at the ITTF European Junior Championship. She also won two silver medals and one bronze at the 2007 edition of that competition. Also in 2007, Partyka won three gold medals at the European Paralympic Championships, and a bronze at the ITTF World Junior Teams Championships. [5]

Olympics and Paralympics performance

Partyka competed for Poland both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing – one of only two athletes to do so, the other being Natalie du Toit in swimming. [5] They were her third Paralympic Games, and her first Olympics. Competing in class 10 at the Beijing Paralympics, she won gold by defeating China's Fan Lei by three sets to nil. [6]

In 2008, she won a gold medal in the singles event and a silver in the team event at the Beijing Paralympics, repeating her Athens Paralympics result.

Partyka (center) at the Paralympic 2016 Qian Yang, Natalia Partyka and bronze Bruna Alexandre Rio 2016.jpg
Partyka (center) at the Paralympic 2016

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. In the Olympics, she competed in women's singles table tennis. [7] On 3 September 2012 Partyka defeated China's Qiang Yang 3–2 in the gold medal match to become Paralympic champion. On 8 September 2012 she won bronze in the women's team class 6–10, after defeating France 3–2.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's team event and later won her fourth consecutive Paralympic singles gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [8] [9]

Awards and recognitions

For her sport achievements, Partyka received:
POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th class) in 2008
POL Polonia Restituta Oficerski BAR.svg Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (4th class) in 2013

See also

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