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| PIEKARSKA-TWARDOCHEL Magdalena |
| NOC |
Poland
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
28 Nov 1986
in Warsaw, POL
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| Height | 1.92 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
AZS AWF Warszawa: Poland |
| Why this sport? |
One of her teachers told her mother that Magdalena's physique, as well as the fact that she was left-handed, meant she was perfect for fencing. |
| Name of coach |
Bartlomiej Jezyk [national], POL |
| Handedness |
Left |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began fencing at school at age 12. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Nothing is impossible, there are only things that require a little effort." (polskieradio.pl, 31 Jul 2017) |
| Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (sukcespisanyszminka.pl, 23 Oct 2015) |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Law - Lazarski University: Warsaw, POL |
| Languages |
English, Polish |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Magda, Pieksa (Facebook page, 09 Jul 2018) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2011 she was presented with the Gold Cross of Merit in Poland. (Facebook page, 14 Mar 2016) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold in team epee at the 2019 European Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany. (kierunektokio.pl, 31 Jan 2020) |
| Ambitions |
To win gold in team epee at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sport.pl, 11 Apr 2021) |
| Other information |
CANCER SURVIVOR
In January 2018 she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. In August 2018 she was declared cancer-free, and resumed training two weeks after her final chemotherapy cycle. "It brought me and my husband closer together and taught us to appreciate the little things even more, and at the same time not to worry about every little thing. And finally, it reminded us that health is most important and everything else can be bought or borrowed. Paradoxically, the illness gave me more than it took, and every day I appreciate that I am alive and get to do what I love." (chloniak.org, 01 Sep 2018)
COVID-19 IMPACT
While she trained at home during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, her husband Pawel acted as an opponent. "I would dress my husband in my fencing gear and would use him as a live target. He did not allow me to do this too often, because the outfit was too tight for him and he could hardly breathe. I also hung a mask or a tennis ball in various places and hit it. Or I would just do footwork training. In addition to fencing, I used the lockdown mainly for cardio and mental training and for improving my balance." (sport.pl, 11 Apr 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Husband Pawel |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Tokyo, Japan |
| World Championships |
| 2019 |
8 |
Team Epee |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2017 |
3 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2011 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2011 |
6 |
Team Epee |
Catania, Italy |
| 2010 |
5 |
Individual Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2010 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Paris, France |
| 2009 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Antalya, Turkey |
| European Championships |
| 2019 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2017 |
Final 5-6 |
Team Epee |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2010 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2010 |
2 |
Individual Epee |
Leipzig, Germany |
| 2009 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 2008 |
5 |
Team Epee |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| 2006 |
7 |
Team Epee |
Izmir, Turkey |
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