Dagmara Wozniak
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 Wozniak at the 2013 World Fencing Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Daga[1] |
| Born | July 1, 1988 Wrocław, Poland |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Country | United States |
| Weapon | Saber |
| Club | Manhattan Fencing Center |
| Head coach | Yury Gelman |
| FIE ranking | Current ranking |
Medal record | |
Dagmara "Daga" Wozniak (Polish: Woźniak; born July 1, 1988) is an American saber fencer.[1] Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's saber competition as a substitute, and as a competitor at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] As of the summer of 2016, she was ranked as one of the top 10 saber fencers in the world.[5]
Her parents are Gregory and Irena Wozniak and she has an older sister, Zuzanna.[4] She was born in Wrocław, Poland. When Wozniak was one year old, she immigrated to the United States with her parents. The family settled in Avenel, New Jersey, Wozniak's hometown.[4][5][6]
Wozniak graduated from Colonia High School in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in 2006.[6] She was the New Jersey high school sabre champion in 2005.[7] She went on to attend St. John's University, where she majored in Biology.[8]
