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Arleta Meloch

Polish flag
Poland
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment

Further personal information

Residence
Grudziadz, POL
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Polish

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began running at age 19 in Grudziadz, Poland.
Why this sport?
"I have always enjoyed running. I joined the Olimpia club in Grudziadz, because I decided that I wanted to achieve success."
Club / Team
GKS Olimpia Grudziadz: Poland

General interest

Nicknames
Goska (pomorska.pl, 07 Sep 2012)
Hero / Idol
Polish steeplechase athlete Bronislaw Malinowski. (paralympic.org.pl, 09 Sep 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"I always give my all, hoping it will be enough to win." (i-tvm.pl, 06 Jun 2014)
Other sports
She has competed in able-bodied marathons, finishing third at the 2017 Polish Championships. (parasportowcy.pl, 02 Apr 2017; paralympic.org.pl, 25 Nov 2015)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Birmingham 1998 (Birmingham, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 800 m T20 Heat 2 1
Women's 800 m T20 Final Round 3
Women's 3000 m T20 Final Round 2
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T20 Final Round 8
Women's 800 m T20 Final Round 2
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T20 Final 2011-01-28 1
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T20 Final Round 2012-09-05 2
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T20 Final 1 2013-07-27 2
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T20 Final 1 2015-10-24 2
Women's 400 m T20 Heat 3 2015-10-29 4
Women's 400 m T20 Final 1 2015-10-30 6
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T20 Heat 1 2016-09-12 5
Women's 1500 m T20 Final Round 2016-09-16 4
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 1500 m T20 Final 1 2017-07-17 5
Women's 400 m T20 Heat 1 2017-07-17 11