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]
_IMG_5149_(37065784662).jpg) Bucław at 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 October 1977 Bydgoszcz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- ^ "Dorota Buclaw - Polish Paralympic Committee (in Polish)". Polish Paralympic Committee. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Dorota Buclaw - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 12 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Dorota Buclaw at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Dorota Buclaw at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
- Dorota Buclaw at the International Paralympic Committee
- Dorota Bucław at the Polski Komitet Paralimpijski (in Polish)