Dagmara Wozniak
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Dagmara Wozniak (born July 1, 1988 in Wrocław, Poland
) is a Polish-born American
sabre
fencer
. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in women's sabre competition.
Wozniak immigrated with her parents to the United States from Poland when she was one year old. Wozniak began fencing at age 9. Wozniak attended Colonia High School
in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
and attends St. John's University.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
) is a Polish-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sabre
Sabre (fencing)
The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English. The sabre differs from the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, in that it is possible to score with the edge of the blade; for this reason, sabreur movements and...
fencer
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in women's sabre competition.
Wozniak immigrated with her parents to the United States from Poland when she was one year old. Wozniak began fencing at age 9. Wozniak attended Colonia High School
Colonia High School
Colonia High School is one of three four-year comprehensive public high schools that serve students in ninth through twelfth grades from Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Woodbridge Township School District. The other two high schools in...
in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
-Communities:Many distinct communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own ZIP codes, and many are listed by the United States Census Bureau as census-designated places, but they are all unincorporated areas and neighborhoods within the Township that,...
and attends St. John's University.