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Karolina Hamer
Personal information
Born (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981 (age 43)
Tychy, Poland
Alma materCollege of Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland
Sport
Country Poland
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityParaparesis
Disability classS4, SB4, SM4
ClubSTART Katowice
Coached byNinomyslaw Jakubczyk
Wojciech Seidel
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Poland
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven Women's 50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven Women's 150m individual medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata Women's 150m individual medley SM4
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal Women's 150m individual medley SM4
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 50m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 50m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 100m freestyle S4
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rio de Janeiro Women's 200m freestyle S5

Karolina Hamer (born 12 February 1981) is a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is also a disability rights activist.[1][2][3]

Personal life

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In 2018, she publicly came out as bisexual becoming the first active Polish sportswoman to do so.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Karolina Hamer - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Karolina Hamer - z cykly "Znani Tyszanie" odc. 33 (in Polish)". Tychy News. 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Karolina Hamer: Panstwo proponuje mi zycie za 1200 zlotych. Co jeszcze moge dla ciebie zrobic, Polsko? (in Polish)". kobieta.onet.pl. 23 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Pierwszy coming out w polskim sporcie. Pływaczka powiedziała, że jest biseksualna" (in Polish). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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