Małgorzata Wojtkowiak
{{Short description|Polish fencer (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox fencer
| name = Małgorzata Wojtkowiak
| image = Malgorzata Wojtkowiak 2014 Saint-Maur WC t144123.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Poznań, Poland
| weapon = Foil
| hand = right-handed
| height = {{convert|1.69|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| natlcoach = Paweł Kantorski
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| club = AZS-AWF Poznań
| headcoach = Paweł Kantorski
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| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/5505 current ranking]
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{{MedalSport | Foil }}
{{MedalCountry | {{POL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Havana|Team}}
{{MedalGold|2007 St Petersburg|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2002 Lisbon|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 New York|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2000 Madeira|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|2008 Kiev|Individual}}
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Małgorzata Wojtkowiak (born January 30, 1982, in Poznań) is a Polish foil fencer, team world champion in 2003 and 2007 and individual bronze medallist at the 2008 European Championships. She represented Poland at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Career
Wojtkowiak took up fencing at the age of twelve after a “come and try” session at school.{{cite journal|title=Fencing rediscovers America|url=http://bmsi.ru/issueview/5d415b5e-e9a1-4104-8701-40b371206f5a/files/revue%2036.pdf|author=Jean-Marie Safra|journal=Escrime Internationale|issue=35|date=March 2001|pages=20|format=pdf}} She quickly showed promise and joined the cadet national team. She earned a bronze medal at the 1998 and 1999 Cadet World Championships. She was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1999 Junior World Championships in Keszthely. She took an individual bronze and a team gold at the following edition in South Bend, then claimed a double gold haul at the 2001 edition at home in Gdańsk.
Wojtkowiak joined the senior national team for the 2000 European Championships in Madeira, where she earned a team bronze medal. She took a silver with the team at the 2002 World Championships in Lisbon, then a gold at the 2003 edition in Havana. Poland repeated the feat at the 2007 edition
She qualified to the 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of a top-ranked team. In the individual event she was defeated 15–8 on her first bout by Zhang Lei of China.{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/fencing/foil-individual-w|title = Beijing 2008 - Fencing - Women's Foil Individual|date = |accessdate = 5 March 2015|website = www.olympic.org|publisher = IOC|last = |first = }} In the team event Poland lost in the first round to the United States and finished seventh after the classification matches.{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/beijing-2008/fencing/foil-team-w|title = Beijing 2008 - Fencing - Women's Team Foil|date = |accessdate = 5 March 2015|website = www.olympic.org|publisher = IOC|last = |first = }}
She qualified to the 2012 Summer Olympics with Poland again. In the individual event she lost in the first round again to China's Chen Jinyan. In the team event Poland was overcome by France in the first round. They beat successively Great Britain and the United States to place fifth.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/malgorzata-wojtkowiak-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/malgorzata-wojtkowiak-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Małgorzata Wojtkowiak Olympic Record|publisher=Sports Reference}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/malgorzata-wojtkowiak/results Profile] at the European Fencing Confederation
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Category:Polish female fencers
Category:Polish female foil fencers
Category:Olympic fencers for Poland
Category:Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics