Renata Mauer
Encyclopedia
Renata Mauer-Różańska (born April 23, 1969 in Nasielsk
) is a Polish
sports
shooter
. She is two times Olympic Champion, from the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, as well as having an Olympic bronze medal.
For her sport achievements, she received the Order of Polonia Restituta
:
Knight's Cross (5th Class) in 1996,
Officer's Cross (4th Class) in 2000.
Nasielsk
Nasielsk is a small town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located on a major Warsaw-Gdańsk rail line and serves as a junction, with an additional connection to Sierpc....
) is a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
sports
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
shooter
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
. She is two times Olympic Champion, from the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, as well as having an Olympic bronze medal.
For her sport achievements, she received the Order of Polonia Restituta
Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta is one of Poland's highest Orders. The Order can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, defense of the country, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries...
:
| Olympic results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 |
| 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women... |
14th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Women's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set, both by Launi Meili.-Qualification round:OR Olympic record – Q... 577 |
Bronze Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions Women's 50 metre rifle three positions was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Renata Mauer, who had won the air rifle competitions a few days earlier, set a new Olympic record of 589 points in the qualification round, but failed to win the double as she was surpassed... 589+90.8 |
Gold Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:Q Qualified for final-Final:... 585+99.6 |
17th 573 |
| 10 metre air rifle | 17th Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle Women's 10 metre air rifle was one of the thirteen shooting events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was the first Olympic competition after the introduction of the new target in 1989, and thus two Olympic records were set... 389 |
Gold Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle Women's 10 metre air rifle was one of the fifteen shooting events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Narrowly defeating Petra Horneber, Renata Mauer won her first Olympic gold medal, as well as the first gold medal of the Atlanta games... 395+102.6 |
15th Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:−2p 2 points deducted – EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:... 392 |
9th 396 |