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| Full name | Barbara Bączek-Motała | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1972 Iława, Poland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Orienteering | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | WKS Wawel Kraków, OK Roneby | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Barbara Bączek-Motała (born 26 July 1972 [1] in Iława) is a Polish orienteer. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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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