Sylwia Katarzyna Bogacka (born October 3, 1981) is a Polish

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. Bogacka was born in

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (; ; ) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range running along the Polish-Czech bo ...

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. Bogacka studied sociology at the University of Zielona Góra. She first competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

. Four years later, she reached the final of the 10 meter air rifle in

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, placing eighth. She placed first in the qualifying of women's 10 meter air rifle at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, before winning the silver medal in the final. Bogacka then finished fourth in the Women's 50 meter rifle three positions with a score of 681.9.

Olympic results

Personal life

She works as a soldier. Her rank is

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./ The article about Bogacka's promotion on wp.mil.pl
Kpr S-Bogacka kpr D-Janikowski

References

External links

issf-sports.org
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Jelenia Góra Polish female sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Poland Olympic silver medalists for Poland Olympic medalists in shooting Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics University of Zielona Góra alumni 21st-century Polish sportswomen {{Poland-sportshooting-bio-stub