Iwona Marcinkiewicz - 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

At 1996 Summer Olympics she placed 57th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 599. In the first round of elimination, she faced 8th-ranked Kim Kyung-Wook of Korea and lost 157-164 in the 18-arrow match to the future Olympic gold medalist. Dzięcioł finished 33rd in women's individual archery. In team competition, together with Joanna Nowicka and Katarzyna Klata, she defeated Russia 233-229. Then in the quarterfinals, her team defeated Ukraine 242-235. In the semifinals, her Polish team lost to Korea 237-245. In the third place match, Marcinkiewicz's team defeated Turkey 244-139, winning a bronze medal.

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