Sylwia Bogacka Explained

Sylwia Katarzyna Bogacka (born October 3, 1981) is a Polish sports shooter.

Bogacka was born in Jelenia Góra, Poland.^[1] Bogacka studied sociology at the University of Zielona Góra.^[1] She first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2] Four years later, she reached the final of the 10 meter air rifle in 2008, placing eighth. She placed first in the qualifying of women's 10 meter air rifle at the 2012 Summer Olympics,^[3] before winning the silver medal in the final.^[4] Bogacka then finished fourth in the Women's 50 meter rifle three positions with a score of 681.9.^[5]

Olympic results

Event	2004	2008	2012	2016
50 metre rifle three positions	17th 573	10th 582	4th 583+98.9	23rd 577
10 metre air rifle	—	8th 397+98.7	Silver 399+103.3	40th 409.1

She works as a soldier.^[6] Her rank is Corporal.^[7]

Web site: London 2012 Website Profile . 2012-07-28 . 2012-12-06 . https://archive.today/20121206034849/www.london2012.com/athlete/bogacka-sylwia-1040714/ . dead .
Web site: Sylwia Bogacka Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093435/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/sylwia-bogacka-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2012-07-28 . sports-reference.com.
https://www.reuters.com/article/oly-shoo-shw10r-idUSL6E8IS11C20120728 Olympics-Poland's Sylwia Bogacka won women's shooting 10m air rifle qualifiers
Web site: Women's 10m Air Rifle - Results . 2012-07-28 . 2012-12-09 . https://archive.today/20121209091517/www.london2012.com/shooting/event/women-10m-air-rifle/index.html . dead .
http://www.nbcolympics.com/shooting/event/women-50m-rifle-3-positions/phase=shw104100/index.html NBC Olympics website, Women's 50m Rifle, 3 Positions - Results
http://polska-zbrojna.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4079:brz-st-szer-sylwii-bogackiej&catid=66:sport&Itemid=170 / The article about Bogacka on polska-zbrojna.pl
http://www.wp.mil.pl/pl/artykul/13402 / The article about Bogacka's promotion on wp.mil.pl