Natalia Partyka was born in Gdank, Pomrskie, Poland on July 27, 1989. She was born without her left forearm. She is a Paralympics champion in singles 2004 and 2008. She is also one of the only two qualified Olympians with disabilities. The other one is Natalie du Toit who participated in swimming. She had participated in both types of events intended for the able-bodied and the athletes with disabilities. In 2006 Natalia Partyka won twoGOLD  medals in a European championship organized by the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation). In 1999 she won her first GOLD medal in international table tennis, and from then onwards she has been continuously ranked number one in Para Sports and ranked within the top 50 of the competitions for the able-bodied. She is result oriented and she says, “I am not thinking if I am already or if I will be in the future the best player ever. I think that‟s possible. I„ve won many titles, but I‟m still pretty young, so we will see that in a few years. I‟d like to be the best, and that‟s why I‟m spending so many hours in the practice hall.”