Danuta Dmowska
Encyclopedia
Danuta Dmowska is a Polish
Fencer
and World Épée Champion 2005.
Dmowska started fencing when she was ten years old. At first, she fought with foil but at the age of twelve she started training with épée. From 1997 to 2001, Danuta Dmowska attended the XLV Lyceum in Warsaw, Poland.
In January, 2005, she was second in the World Cup Competition in Prague
. In June, 2005, she was third in the World Cup Competition in Barcelona
. In October, 2005, she achieved her greatest success in her career so far, at the World Championship in Leipzig, she won the individual Gold Medal. In the final, she beat the Estonia fencer, Maarika Vosu. In November, 2005, she came second in the Fencing
Masters Tournament in Levallois
, Paris, losing to the 2004 Olympic
silver medalist, the French fencer, Laura Flessel-Colovic
. The world's top eight women fencers took part in the tournament. She took 28th place in the European Championship 2005 in Zalaegerszeg
.
Dmowska is a member of the Legia Warsaw
Club. She represented Poland as a junior and now represents Poland as a senior. In national competitions, she has won the Polish Junior Individual National Championship, the Polish Senior Individual National Championship, the Polish Senior Team Championship, the Polish Youth Cup and the Polish Senior Cup. She has won the Polish Championship in Épée in 2004 and 2006.
Currently, Dmowska is a student at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw. Her coach is Mariusz Kosman.
2005 World Championship, Leipzig
Gold Medal, Individual
2005 Polish Championship, Wrocław Gold Medal, Team
2005 European Championship, Zalaegerszeg
2nd Place, Team
2005 World Cup, Barcelona
3rd Place, Individual
2005 World Cup, Prague
2nd Place, Individual
2005 Polish Cup, Warsaw
2nd Place, Individual
2005 Polish Cup, Warsaw
3rd Place, Individual
2004 Polish Cup, Warsaw
3rd Place, Individual
2004 Polish Cup, Gliwice
2nd Place, Individual
2004 Polish Championship, Kraków
Gold Medal, Individual
2004 Polish Championship, Kraków
Silver Medal, Team
2003 Polish Cup, Gliwice
2nd Place, Individual
2003 Polish Cup, Warsaw
2nd Place, Individual
2003 Polish Cup, Warsaw
3rd Place, Individual
2003 Polish Championship, Wrocław Gold Medal, Team
2003 European Championship, Bourges
5th Place, Team
2003 Winner of the Polish Cup
2002 Polish Cup, Warsaw
2nd Place, Individual
2002 Polish Cup, Warsaw
2nd Place, Individual
2002 Polish Cup, Katowice
Silver Medal, Individual
2002 Polish Championship, Katowice
Bronze Medal, Individual
2001 Polish Cup, Katowice
3rd Place, Individual
2001 Polish Championship, Warsaw
Gold Medal, Team
2000 Polish Championship, Gdańsk
Gold Medal, Team
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...
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...
and World Épée Champion 2005.
Dmowska started fencing when she was ten years old. At first, she fought with foil but at the age of twelve she started training with épée. From 1997 to 2001, Danuta Dmowska attended the XLV Lyceum in Warsaw, Poland.
In January, 2005, she was second in the World Cup Competition in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. In June, 2005, she was third in the World Cup Competition in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. In October, 2005, she achieved her greatest success in her career so far, at the World Championship in Leipzig, she won the individual Gold Medal. In the final, she beat the Estonia fencer, Maarika Vosu. In November, 2005, she came second in the Fencing
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...
Masters Tournament in Levallois
Levallois
Levallois may refer to:*Levallois-Perret, a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France.*Levallois technique *Nicolas-Eugène Levallois*Levallois SC, a current French football club...
, Paris, losing to the 2004 Olympic
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
silver medalist, the French fencer, Laura Flessel-Colovic
Laura Flessel-Colovic
Laura Flessel-Colovic is a French épée fencer. She is currently number one on the all-time list of French female Winter or Summer Olympic medal winners with five medals, two more than...
. The world's top eight women fencers took part in the tournament. She took 28th place in the European Championship 2005 in Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg
In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...
.
Dmowska is a member of the Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa
Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...
Club. She represented Poland as a junior and now represents Poland as a senior. In national competitions, she has won the Polish Junior Individual National Championship, the Polish Senior Individual National Championship, the Polish Senior Team Championship, the Polish Youth Cup and the Polish Senior Cup. She has won the Polish Championship in Épée in 2004 and 2006.
Currently, Dmowska is a student at the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw. Her coach is Mariusz Kosman.
Results
Year Championship Result2005 World Championship, Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
Gold Medal, Individual
2005 Polish Championship, Wrocław Gold Medal, Team
2005 European Championship, Zalaegerszeg
Zalaegerszeg
In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...
2nd Place, Team
2005 World Cup, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
3rd Place, Individual
2005 World Cup, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
2nd Place, Individual
2005 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2nd Place, Individual
2005 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
3rd Place, Individual
2004 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
3rd Place, Individual
2004 Polish Cup, Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
2nd Place, Individual
2004 Polish Championship, Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
Gold Medal, Individual
2004 Polish Championship, Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
Silver Medal, Team
2003 Polish Cup, Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
2nd Place, Individual
2003 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2nd Place, Individual
2003 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
3rd Place, Individual
2003 Polish Championship, Wrocław Gold Medal, Team
2003 European Championship, Bourges
Bourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
5th Place, Team
2003 Winner of the Polish Cup
2002 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2nd Place, Individual
2002 Polish Cup, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
2nd Place, Individual
2002 Polish Cup, Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
Silver Medal, Individual
2002 Polish Championship, Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
Bronze Medal, Individual
2001 Polish Cup, Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
3rd Place, Individual
2001 Polish Championship, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
Gold Medal, Team
2000 Polish Championship, Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
Gold Medal, Team