Renata Kałuża (born 28 April 1981) is a Polish para-cyclist and former mountaineer who represented Poland in the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1981 Czarny Dunajec, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editOn 13 March 2007[1] Kałuża had an accident while climbing in Przełom Białki near Krempachy,[1] which left her permanently paralyzed from the chest down.[2] Since then, she has been using a wheelchair and turned to para-cycling.[3]
Kałuża represented Poland in the women's road time trial H1–3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Iwona Kamieńska, Akademia Orłów prawdziwe historie, które Cię uskrzydlą, Sursum Corda, Nowy Sącz, 2015, s. 35-37
- ^ ""JESTEM RENATA" - poruszająca historia Renaty Kałuży" (in Polish). tatromaniak.pl. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Renata Kałuża". Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski.
- ^ "Renata Kaluza". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links
edit- Renata Kaluza at the International Paralympic Committee
- Renata Kałuża at the Polski Komitet Paralimpijski (in Polish)
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