Joanna Mendak

Joanna Mendak
Personal information
Born (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportParalympic swimming
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m butterfly S12
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly S12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m butterfly S12
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200 m individual medley SM12
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S12
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 100 m butterfly S13
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 50 m freestyle S13
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m individual medley SM13
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S12
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle S12

Joanna Mendak (born 16 February 1989) is a Polish Paralympic swimmer. She represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021.[1][2] In total, she won three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Summer Paralympics.[2]

At the 2009 European Championships she won the bronze medals in the women's 50 metre freestyle S12 and women's 100 metre freestyle S12 events. She also won the gold medal in the women's 200 metre individual medley SM13 event.

At the 2015 World Championships held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, she won the bronze medal and set a new European record in the women's 100 metre butterfly S13 event.[3] She also won the bronze medal in the women's 50 metre freestyle S13 event.

  1. ^ "Joanna Mendak wins Women's 100m Butterfly - S12 gold -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. China: China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Joanna Mendak". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. ^ Mackay, Duncan (19 July 2015). "Russia finish top of the IPC Swimming World Championships but Dias earns individual plaudits". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 December 2019.