Milena Olszewska


Milena Magdalena Olszewska is a Polish Paralympic archer.
She has won two Paralympic bronze medals.

Biography

Milena Olszewska was born with underdevelopment of her right leg, and at the age of 15 the leg was amputated. She completed her pedagogical studies at the State Higher Vocational School in Gorzow Wielkopolski and was employed in the office of the Gorzów Disability Sport "Start".
In 2007 she began training in archery, trained by Alicja Bukańska and coached by Ryszard Bukański. In 2009 she debuted at the World Para-Archery Championships, occupying 5th place in the team. In 2012 she made her debut at the Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal in the individual standing competition.
In 2013 she won the world championship in the slalom, in the same competition she took third place individually. In 2013, she was ranked as the world's first disabled archer. In 2014 and 2016 she won the European Championship, in the same event she occupied second and third place respectively in the individual tournament. In 2016, at the Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Milena won an individual bronze medal in the recurve.
She was decorated with Brown and Silver Cross of Merit..