Sylwia Gruchala
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Sylwia Gruchała is a Polish
fencer
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In Team Foil she won medals at the world championships in 1998 (bronze), 1999 (silver), 2002 (silver), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (gold) as well as an Olympic silver medal in 2000
. In Individual Foil she won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championship as well as an Olympic bronze medal in 2004
.
She is a soldier in the 3rd Command Support Battalion of the Polish Land Forces stationed in Warsaw.
For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
(5th Class) in 2004.
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...
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In Team Foil she won medals at the world championships in 1998 (bronze), 1999 (silver), 2002 (silver), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (gold) as well as an Olympic silver medal in 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
. In Individual Foil she won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championship as well as an Olympic bronze medal in 2004
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...
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She is a soldier in the 3rd Command Support Battalion of the Polish Land Forces stationed in Warsaw.
For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries...
(5th Class) in 2004.