Ewa Durska

Ewa Durska
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born (1977-02-27) 27 February 1977
Nowogard, Poland
Sport
Sport track and field
Disability Intellectual impairment
Disability class T20
Event(s) shot put
Club UKS Barnim Goleniow
Coached by Waldemar Nowotny

Ewa Durska (born 27 February 1977) is a Paralympian athlete from Poland competing mainly in category T20 shot put events.[1] She is a two time Paralympic gold medalist in the shot put at the 2000 Games in Sydney and the 2012 Games in London. Her Paralympic career was put on hold after a sporting controversy at the 2000 Games saw her classification removed for the next two cycle of Paralympic Games. Durska is a world leader in her sport and is a four time World Championship gold medalist.[2]

Notes

  1. "Durska, Ewa". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. "Durska, Ewa". IPC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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