Stefania Balta
Appearance
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Nationality | Canadian, Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70)[1] Wrocław, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefania Balta [stɛfania balta] (born 1954 or 1955) is a Polish-Canadian retired Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 1980 and 1984 Paralympics in Athletics.[2] An amputee since the age of nine after a farming accident,[3] she previously competed for Poland before defecting to represent Canada in the 1976 Paralympics and onward. She lived in Toronto and operated a gas station.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "World record for disabled athletes". The Ottawa Citizen. July 3, 1980. p. 19. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Stephania Balta - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile".
- ^ Disabled? 'I know I can do anything I need to' Abel, Allen.The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]13 July 1981: S1.
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