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.

Małgorzata Olejnik

See also

Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007

External links

Małgorzata Olejnik - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.

Małgorzata Olejnik

1966 births

Living people

People from Kielce

Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007

Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland

Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland politicians

Politicians with paraplegia

Polish politicians with disabilities

Polish sportsperson-politicians

Polish female archers

Paralympic archers for Poland

Paralympic gold medalists for Poland

Paralympic silver medalists for Poland

Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland

Paralympic medalists in archery

Archers at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Archers at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Archers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Archers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Sportspeople from Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Sportspeople from Kielce

21st-century Polish women politicians

Wheelchair users

Małgorzata Olejnik