Marta Makowska is a Polish wheelchair fencer who has won multiple medals for her country at the Paralympic Games, including four at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marta Wyrzykowska |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | July 13, 1977 Warsaw, Poland |
| Spouse | Adam Makowski |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair fencing |
Medal record | |
Career edit
Marta Makowska (née Wyrzykowska) was born in Warsaw, Poland, on 13 July 1977.[1][2] She attended Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw where she studied life science. Outside of wheelchair fencing, which she took up as a teenager, Makowska works is a government employee at the District Family Assistance Centre in Wolomin.[3]
At her first Paralympic Games in 2000 in Sydney, Australia, Makowska won four gold medals in the wheelchair fencing. This included a 15–4 defeat of Hungary's Judit Palfi in the Women's épée individual B, as well as the individual foil and both team events.[1][4] She won a further two bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece,[1] and another bronze at the 2012 Games in London, England.[5]
Makowska was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 2013 by Bronislaw Komorowski, President of Poland.[6]
Personal life edit
Marta is married to Adam Makowski.[3] Shortly before attending the 2008 Paralympic Games, Makowska discovered that she was pregnant, later giving birth to a girl.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c Górecki, Mateusz (28 August 2012). "Marta Makowska" (in Polish). Igrzyska24. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Lipinski, Adam. "Dyscypliny Rio 2016: szermierka na wózkach" (in Polish). Niepelnosprawni. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ a b "MAKOWSKA Marta". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "More success for awesome Aussies". BBC News. 23 October 2000. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Ambassador Robin Barnett with Marta Makowska (bronze medallist in fencing, London 2012 Paralympic Games)". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Odznaczenia za zaslugi dla rozwoju sportu osób niepelnosprawnych" (in Polish). Prezydent.pl. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Marta Makowska – bohaterka reportazu". TVN (in Polish). 5 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2017.