Milena Olszewska

Milena Olszewska was born with underdevelopment of her right leg, and at the age of 15 the leg was amputated.[2] She completed her pedagogical studies at the State Higher Vocational School in Gorzow Wielkopolski [1] and was employed in the office of the Gorzów Disability Sport "Start"[2].

In 2007 she began training in archery, trained by Alicja Bukańska and coached by Ryszard Bukański[2]. In 2009 she debuted at the World Para-Archery Championships, occupying 5th place in the team[3]. In 2012 she made her debut at the Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal in the individual standing competition[4].

In 2013 she won the world championship in the slalom (with Piotr Sawicki), in the same competition she took third place individually[1][4]. In 2013, she was ranked as the world's first disabled archer.[1] In 2014 and 2016 she won the European Championship, in the same event she occupied second and third place respectively in the individual tournament[4]. In 2016, at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Milena won an individual bronze medal in the recurve (in open play this time)[4].

She was decorated with Brown (2013) and Silver (2016) Cross of Merit (2013).[5][6].