Barbara Bączek

Barbara Bączek-Motała (born 26 July 1972[1] in Iława) is a Polish orienteer.[2][3][4][5]

Barbara Bączek
Personal information
Full nameBarbara Bączek-Motała
NationalityPolish
Born (1972-07-26) 26 July 1972 (age 51)
Iława, Poland
Sport
SportOrienteering
ClubWKS Wawel Kraków, OK Roneby
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  Poland
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Jyväskylä Short/Middle
Gold medal – first place 1992 Jyväskylä Classic/Long

Career edit

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]

References edit

  1. ^ "Barbara Baczek". Park World Tour. Archived from the original on 19 January 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Orienteering". The Herald. Glasgow. 16 July 1992. Retrieved 5 November 2022. THE World Junior Orienteering Championships in Finland have turned up a possible top athlete of tomorrow with Poland's Barbara Baczek adding the women's classic to her short-distance title win on Tuesday.
  3. ^ a b "Orienteering". The Herald. Glasgow. 21 July 1992. Retrieved 5 November 2022. WORLD short-course champion Jana Cieslarova (Czechoslovakia) and double junior world champion Barbara Baczek (Poland) head the top international women's line-up released yesterday for next week's World Student championships at Aboyne.
  4. ^ "IOF Eventor: Barbara Baczek Motala". eventor.orienteering.org. International Orienteering Federation. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Athlete profile: Barbara Bączek-Motała". WorldofO.com. World of O Runners. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Barbara Baczek". OrienteeringResults.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ "The 6th World Games 2001: Orienteering / Team Relay / Mixed". pref.akita.jp. Archived from the original on 5 November 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  8. ^ "The 6th World Games 2001: Orienteering / Individual". pref.akita.jp. Archived from the original on 13 September 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

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