Dagmara Wozniak

Dagmara Wozniak

At the 2013 World Fencing Championships
Medal record
Women's fencing
Competitor for the  United States
World Championships
Gold 2014 Kazan Team sabre
Bronze 2011 Catania Team Sabre
Bronze 2013 Budapest Team sabre

Dagmara Wozniak (Woźniak) (born July 1, 1988 in Wrocław, Poland) is a Polish-born American sabre fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's sabre competition as a substitute and as a competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Wozniak immigrated with her parents to the United States from Poland when she was one year old. She moved to New Jersey. Wozniak began fencing at age 9 at the Polish American Fencing School ( PAFS) [3] Wozniak graduated from Colonia High School in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in 2006 and went on to attend St. John's University.[4]

One of Wozniak's biggest accomplishments are helping the USA team win a bronze medal at the 2011 World Fencing Championships. After being an Olympic alternate in 2008, she became a full member of the team at the 2012 Olympic Games.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The 2008 Olympic Fencing Team
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orr, Conor (July 25, 2012). "Olympics 2012: Fencer Dagmara Wozniak, an Avenel native, flourished with work ethic learned from immigrant parents". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  3. ↑ Tufaro, Greg. "Fencing for gold: Colonia's Wozniak will represent U.S. in saber competition in Beijing Olympics", Asbury Park Press, July 24, 2008. Accessed July 26, 2008.
  4. ↑ Chang, Kathy. "Young fencer enjoys living on the edge: Woodbridge resident hoping for a spot on 2008 Olympic team", Woodbridge Sentinel, August 16, 2006. Accessed July 8, 2008. "Wozniak graduated from Colonia High School in June. She heads to St. John's University in Queens, N.Y., this fall on a full athletic scholarship."

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