Paweł Piotrowski
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Paweł Piotrowski is a Paralympian
athlete
from Poland
competing mainly in category F35-36 throwing events.
Paweł competed in the shot putt, discus and javelin in both the 2004
and 2008
summer paralympics. He won the gold medal in the F36 shot and the silver in the F36/38 javelin in 2004 and in 2008 he won the silver in the F35/36 javelin and the bronze in the F25/26 shot putt.
Paralympian
A Paralympian is an athlete who has participated in the Paralympic Games.A Paralympic athlete has a physical disability. The disability can be amputation, spinal cord injuries, visual impairment or cerebral palsy. An exception is the sighted guides for athletes with a visual impairment...
athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from Poland
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...
competing mainly in category F35-36 throwing events.
Paweł competed in the shot putt, discus and javelin in both the 2004
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
and 2008
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
summer paralympics. He won the gold medal in the F36 shot and the silver in the F36/38 javelin in 2004 and in 2008 he won the silver in the F35/36 javelin and the bronze in the F25/26 shot putt.