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Małgorzata Olejnik

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Małgorzata Olejnik
member of Sejm 2005-2007
In office
25 September 2005 – 2007
Personal details
Born3 June 1966 (1966-06-03) (age 58)
Kielce, Poland
Political partySamoobrona
Sports career
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  Poland
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Individual Standing
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Individual Standing
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Individual Standing

Małgorzata Dorota Olejnik (born 3 June 1966 in Kielce) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12398 votes in 33 Kielce district, as candidate from the Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.

Olejnik, a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair, is also an accomplished archer and has represented Poland at the Paralympic Games. She won a gold medal at the 1996 games in Atlanta, a silver in 2000 in Sydney, and a bronze in 2004 in Athens. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, she competed in the women's individual recurve standing event. She won her first two matches and lost her third in the semifinal. She advanced to the bronze medal match but lost to Lindsey Carmichael of the United States and finished in fourth place.

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