National Paralympic Committee | |
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Country | Poland |
Code | POL |
Created | 1998 |
Continental association | EPC |
Headquarters | Warsaw |
President | Łukasz Szeliga |
Secretary General | Paulina Malinowska-Kowalczyk |
Website | paralympic |
The Polish Paralympic Committee (Polish : Polski Komitet Paralimpijski, official acronym PKPar) is the National Paralympic Committee representing Poland. [1]
The committee has existed since 1998. [2] The initiators of the establishment of PKPar were the Polish Disabled Sports Association (Polish : Polski Związek Sportu Niepełnosprawnych, "Start"), the Polish Social and Sports Association (Polish : Polskie Towarzystwo Społeczno-Sportowe, "Sprawni Razem") and the Disabled Health Protection Foundation (Polish : Fundacja Ochrony Zdrowia Inwalidów). PKPar is a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the European Paralympic Committee (EPC). The basic goals of the committee are promoting the idea of Paralympism, co-organizing the Paralympic movement in Poland and securing the formal participation of Polish athletes in the Paralympic Games.
The committee's activities are managed by the board (consisting of 12–19 people), elected for a four-year term. The president of PKPar since 2015 is Łukasz Szeliga . [3] [4] Paulina Malinowska-Kowalczyk was appointed as secretary general in 2020; she had previously served as the organisation's spokesperson. [5] [6]
Presidents of the Polish Paralympic Committee:
Members of the Polish Paralympic Committee: [2]
In February 2023, in connection with the IPC guidelines, the name of the association was changed from Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski to Polski Komitet Paralimpijski. [7]
Natalia Dorota Partyka is a Polish para table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities. Partyka reached the last 32 of the London 2012 Olympic women's table tennis.
Paulina Woźniak is a Paralympic swimmer from Poland. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics at the 100m Breaststroke class SB8. She won the Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB8 bronze for Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In 2010, she indicated her ambition was to be an art teacher.
Rafał Wilk is a Paralympic handcyclist and former speedway rider from Poland.
Łukasz Krawczuk is a Polish sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He has won two medals in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the European Athletics Championships.
Paulina Renata Guba is a Polish athlete specialising in the shot put. She won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. She also represented her country at the 2015 World Championships finishing eleventh. She has achieved title Woman Shot Put European Champion 2018 from Athletics Championships played in Berlin. She also won the gold medal at Seaman third class at the World Military Competition 2019 in China, what has contributed that Poland took 5th place Nations of the World.
Daniel Pek is a Paralympic athlete from Poland who competes in T20 classification middle-distance running events. Pek represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won silver in the 1500 m race. He has also finished on the podium at both World and European Championships, winning the gold medal at the 2016 European Championship in Grosseto in his favoured 1,500m event.
Łukasz Maciej Mamczarz is a Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in F42 classification high jump events.
Milena Magdalena Olszewska is a Polish Paralympic archer.
The Polish Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the sport. It is typically held as a three-day event in the Polish summer, ranging from late June to early August. The venue of the championships changes annually.
Krystyna Maria Łysiak is a Polish para table tennis player. She is married to her coach Jacek Łysiak and they have a daughter.
Joanna Mendak is a Polish Paralympic swimmer. She represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. In total, she won three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics.
Joanna Mazur is a blind Polish Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events in international level events. She has been blind since she was seven years old due to a rare genetic defect.
Gdańsk Athletics and Rugby Stadium is a rugby and athletics stadium in Gdańsk, Poland. Formerly known as the Gdańsk Physical Culture Center it was often abbreviated to and known as the GOKF Stadion until the stadiums renovation in 2016. The stadium is run by the Gdańsk Sports Center and is currently used by RC Lechia Gdańsk and AP Orlen Gdańsk for their home games, and Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk for their training sessions.
Piotr Grudzień is a Polish para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic and World champion and a multiple European medalist in team events. He has won medals alongside Patryk Chojnowski and his training partner Marcin Skrzynecki.
Łukasz Wietecki is a Polish paratriathlete and former middle distance runner who competes in international level events. He has participated at the Paralympic Games in 2012 and 2016 in athletics but did not medal in any of his finals.
Renata Kałuża is a Polish para-cyclist and former mountaineer who represented Poland in the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Justyna Franieczek is a Polish paralympic athlete. In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 400m T20 finishing fifth. Finalist of the World Championships in Dubai in 2019, bronze medalist of the European Championships, Polish champion, member of the national team. She comes in the T20 category. In 2021, she won the title of world champion in the 400 m race and in the relay race. Finalist of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. On October 13, 2021, the Governor of Wielkopolska, Michał Zieliński, appointed Justyna Franieczek to the Sports Council of the Wielkopolska Province Governor.
Justyna Kiryła is a Polish Paralympic cyclist who competes in international cycling competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and European champion in road cycling. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she finished fourth in the road race.
Bartosz Górczak is a Polish para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Poland at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Łukasz Ciszek is a Polish para archer. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics; in 2024, he won the silver medal in the men's individual recurve open.
Polish Paralympic Committee
Łukasz Szeliga has once again been elected president of the Polish Paralympic Committee