Renata Katewicz (born 2 May 1965 in Kaniczki, Pomorskie) is a retired female

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er from

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. She represented her native country twice at the

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; in 1988 and 1996. Katewicz is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's discus event at the

1993 Summer Universiade The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, as the main site. For the first time in history the event was hosted by two countries, as some events wer ...

in Buffalo,

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International competitions

References

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* 1965 births Living people People from Kwidzyn County Athletes from Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Poland Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Poland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland Competitors at the 1989 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub