Renata Śliwińska

Renata Śliwińska
Personal information
Born (1996-09-05) 5 September 1996 (age 28)
Skwierzyna, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityShort stature
Disability classF40
Events
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Shot put F40
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Shot put F40
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris Shot put F40
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Shot put F40
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai Shot put F40
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Shot put F40
Gold medal – first place 2021 Bydgoszcz Shot put F40
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Discus throw F41
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz Discus throw F41

Renata Śliwińska (born 5 September 1996) is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F40-classification discus throw and shot put events.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] In this event, she is also a two-time gold medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships and a three-time medalist, including gold, at the World Para Athletics Championships.

Career

In 2016, Śliwińska represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics and she competed in both the women's discus throw F41 and women's shot put F40 events.[1] In the women's discus throw event she set a new world record of 23.34.[3] She represented Poland at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's shot put F40 event after she finished 2nd in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[4][5]

Śliwińska won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany. She also won the silver medal in the women's discus throw F41 event.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Renata Sliwinska". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (4 September 2021). "Italy end athletics session with 1-2-3 in women's 100m at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Discus throw records". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's shot put F40" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "World Para Athletics Championships 2019 - Day 6 - As it happened". Olympic Channel. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2018). "Niamh McCarthy signs off with another gold". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Women's discus throw F41" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.