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Katarzyna Wełna

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Katarzyna Wełna
Wełna in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
ClubAZS-AWF Kraków
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 St. Catharines LW2-
K. Wełna during the 2018 Polish Championships

Katarzyna Wełna (born 6 March 1994) is a Polish rower and cyclist, bronze medalist at the European Rowing Championships.

She comes from Stanisławice near Kraków. She started rowing at the age of eleven. She completed primary school in her hometown and then attended the School of Sports Mastery in Kraków. After high school, she studied physical education at the Academy of Physical Education in Kraków.

From her youth until junior years, she competed for UKS 93 Kraków. Currently, she represents AZS-AWF Kraków.

She also competes in amateur cycling races. In 2018, she won the Beskid Classic.

In 2014, she underwent surgery and had a break in her career due to complications. She returned to rowing in 2018.[1]

World Cup

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  • 3rd place (Lucerne 2018; Plovdiv 2019)

Results

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Year Event Venue Competition Time Position
2012 Junior European Championships  SVN Bled Single sculls No data 3rd place
Junior World Championships  BGR Plovdiv Single sculls B Final: 8:04.16 11th place
2013 European Championships  ESP Seville Lightweight double sculls A Final: 7:47.10 3rd place
World Championships  KOR Chungju Lightweight double sculls B Final: 7:25.19 10th place
2015 European Championships  POL Poznań Lightweight single sculls B Final: 7:51.00 10th place
U23 World Championships  BGR Plovdiv Lightweight double sculls A Final: 7:10.66 6th place
2016 U23 European Championships  NLD Rotterdam Double sculls B Final: 7:07.67 7th place
2018 European Championships  GBR Glasgow Lightweight single sculls A Final: 7:51.25 4th place
World Championships  BGR Plovdiv Lightweight single sculls B Final: 7:52.37 8th place
2019 World Championships  AUT Ottensheim Lightweight double sculls C Final: 7:05.73 15th place
2020 European Championships  POL Poznań Lightweight single sculls A Final: 7:55.82 5th place

References

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  1. ^ "Katarzyna Wełna: powrót do wioseł przez rower" (in Polish). Polski Związek Towarzystw Wioślarskich. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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