Krzysztof Paterka | |
Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
Disability Class: | S9, SB8, SM9 |
Event: | Breaststroke |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1986 |
Birth Place: | Poznan, Poland |
Height: | 1.89m |
Weight: | 78kg |
Krzysztof Paterka (born 19 August 1986) is a retired Polish Paralympic swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke and competed in international elite competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist, three-time World bronze medalist and a European silver medalist. He was born without his left forearm and was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy as a young child.[1] [2]