Dorota Bucław

Dorota Bucław
Bucław at 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1977-10-16) 16 October 1977 (age 47)
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Poland
SportPara table tennis
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classC1
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Singles WS1-2
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lasko Singles C1-2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Helsingborg Singles C1
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lasko Singles C1-2
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lignano Singles C1-2

Dorota Bucław (born 16 October 1977) is a Polish para table tennis player who competes at international table tennis competitions. She is a World bronze medalist and a European champion, she has also competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics and has been selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

In 1994, Bucław was playing basketball with a friend and her friend pressed her body against a wall, she pulled her neck which caused nerve damage and has affected the use of her right hand. Five years later, she broke her neck following an accident at a level crossing.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Dorota Buclaw - Polish Paralympic Committee (in Polish)". Polish Paralympic Committee. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Dorota Buclaw - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Dorota Buclaw: I feel like a prisoner in my own home (in Polish)". Magazyn Sportowiec. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Two Dorothys, Two Accidents - How a basketball player went to the Games in Rio as a table tennis player (in Polish)". Przeglad Sportowy. 26 September 2016.