Sylwia Gruchała Athlete
Sylwia Gruchała is a Polish fencer. In the team foil she won medals at the world championships in 1998 (bronze), 1999 (silver), 2002 (silver), 2003 (gold) and 2007 (gold) as well as an Olympic silver medal in 2000. In Individual Foil she won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championship as well as an Olympic bronze medal in 2004. She is a soldier in the 3rd Command Support Battalion of the Polish Land Forces stationed in Warsaw. Grushała is also part of the Leon Paul team. Leon Paul team For her sport achievements, she received: Golden Cross of Merit in 2000; Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2004.