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| Born |
19 August 1986 Poznan, Poland |
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Poland
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S9, SB8, SM9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.