Jakub TOKARZ (POL)

Kuba

Wroclaw

Athlete

He began training in Para canoe sprint in 2011

After a few years of rehabilitation he became tired of sitting at home and decided to try Para canoe. "I had always liked the sport, and then finding out that it would be at the 2016 Paralympic Games really tempted me. I went to one training session, tried it and decided to continue." (tvn24.pl, 20 Oct 2016)

Literature, linguistics, the theory and methodology of sport.

Start Wroclaw [Poland]

Renata Klekotko [national, personal], POL

Winning gold in kayak single K1 200m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

His partner and coach Renata Klekotko.

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (przegladsportowy.pl, 19 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (takdlario.pl, 22 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of injuries he sustained in a knife attack at a disco in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2004. (takdlario.pl, 22 Aug 2016)

General
MEDAL FOR COACH
He began working with his coach Renata Klekotko in 2012, and as time went by the pair became romantically involved. He dedicated the gold medal he won at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to her. "I give my medal to Renata because she deserves it. It is a result of her ideas, planning and support." (przegladsportowy.pl, 19 Sep 2016; wyborcza.pl, 19 Sep 2016; michalpol.blog.pl, 16 Sep 2016)

He competed in able-bodied judo at junior international level, and weightlifting at national level in Poland.