Aleksandra Socha Szelagowski (born March 30, 1982 in Pabianice

Pabianice

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) is a Polish

Poland

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 fencer

Fencing

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Polish Female Sabre Champion for years 1999,2002,2003,2008 and 2010. As a member of Polish Sabre Fencing Team she won medals at the European Championships in 2001 (bronze), 2006 (silver), and 2008 (gold). In Individual Sabre she won a gold medal at the 2004 European Fencing Championships and silver at 2011 European Fencing Championships

2011 European Fencing Championships

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, as well as a gold medals, team and individual, in 2010 Military Fencing Championship in Caracas

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, Venezuela

Venezuela

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 and 2011 Military World Games

2011 Military World Games

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 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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Member of Polish Olympic Team for 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

Athens

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 and the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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 in Beijing

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Aleksandra Socha Szelagowski is a soldier in the 3rd Command Support Battalion of the Polish Land Forces

Polish Land Forces

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 stationed in Warsaw

Warsaw

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Graduated from Middle School Nr 2 in Pabianice at age 15 and moved to Warsaw

Warsaw

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 to attend Sport Championship High School
and Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw (Polish: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego w Warszawie) where She obtained master's degree

Master's degree

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 in physical education

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Married in Las Vegas in 2006. She is a certified fencing coach as well as a fitness trainer and a career soldier in Polish Land Forces

Polish Land Forces

The Polish Land Forces are a branch of Poland's Armed Forces. They currently contain some 65,000 active personnel and form many components of EU and NATO deployments around the world.-History:...

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