Barbara Moskal named October's Allianz Athlete of the Month
Polish shooter made history at Sydney 2019 Worlds 14 Nov 2019
Barbara Moskal’s historic performance at the 2019 World Shooting Para Sport Championships landed her the votes to be named October’s Allianz Athlete of the Month.
The 25-year-old Polish athlete stamped her name as the top vision impaired shooter when the category made its Worlds debut in Sydney, Australia. Her aiming was on target, as she dominated the standing category to cap a strong season.
Moskal received 60 per cent of the public votes, as German goalball player Oliver Hoerauf came in second with 22 per cent. Ukrainian shooter Oleksii Denysiuk was third with 11 per cent, followed by Swiss wheelchair racer Manuela Schaer and then Japanese wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda.
The 2019 winners are:
January – Jeroen Kampschreur, NED, alpine skiing
February – Yujie Li, CHN, taekwondo
March – Lisa Bunschoten, NED, snowboard
April – Michael Roeger, AUS, athletics
May – Koji Sugeno, JPN, wheelchair tennis
June – Antoni Ponce, ESP, swimming
July – Silvia Biasi, ITA, sitting volleyball
August – Peter Pal Kiss, HUN, canoe
September – Alice Tai, GBR, swimming
October – Barbara Moskal, POL, shooting
