Agata Mróz-Olszewska

Agata Mróz-Olszewska (born on April 7, 1982 in Dąbrowa Tarnowska – died June 4, 2008 in Wrocław) was a Polish volleyball player, and a member of the women's national team. [ [http://www.reprezentacja.net/images_sent/sylwetki/mroz.pdf Agata Mroz] ] She died of an infection following a bone marrow transplant. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/04/sports/EU-SPT-VOL-Obit-Mroz.php Agata Mroz Olszewska dies at 26] ] The transplant was to treat Myelodysplastic syndrome, which she had suffered from since the age of 17. [ [http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/news/?id=83989 Mroz, Polish volleyball player, dies at 26] ]

Olszewska-Mroz began her career in Tarnovia Tarnów, then moved to SMS Sosnowiec, WSBiP Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and BKS Stal Bielsko-Biała, where she was twice champion of Poland (2003 and 2004). She also played for the Spanish team Gruppo 2002 Murcia, winning both Championship of Spain and Cup of Spain tournament (2007). In 2007 she gave up her volleyball career because of her bone marrow disease. Polish and international volleyball authorities as well as numerous fans organized a campaign to help her.

She is survived by her husband Jacek Olszewski and daughter Liliana, who was born on April 4, 2008, just two months before Mróz-Olszewska's death. President Lech Kaczyński announced on June 4, a few hours after her death, that she will posthumously be awarded the Polonia Restituta. Olszewski refused to accept the order, stating that he doesn't want to politicize his wife's death. The doctors who cared her should be awarded instead.fact|date=June 2008

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