Klaudia Zwolińska
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1998 Nowy Sącz, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | K1, C1, Kayak cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KS Start Nowy Sącz[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Piotr Kożuch[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Klaudia Zwolińska (born 18 December 1998) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013.[3] She won the silver medal in the K1 event in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Zwolińska competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in the Head-to-Head Sprint and Obstacle Slalom events, where she finished 17th and 7th, respectively.[4] Zwolińska also won the K1 event at the 2015 and 2016 Junior European Championships and the 2016 Junior World Championships.[5]
Zwolińska won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, one in the K1 team event (2022),[6] and one in the K1 event (2023).[7]
In May 2021, Zwolińska finished fourth in the European Canoe Slalom Championships held in the Italian town of Ivrea.[8] In June, she became the first ever Polish woman to win a Canoe Slalom World Cup, winning the opening round of the 2021 season ahead of compatriot Natalia Pacierpnik in the K1 category in Prague. Until that event, a Polish woman had never even appeared on the podium at a World Cup event.[9] In July 2021 she represented Poland in the K1 Event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] Zwolińska qualified 10th fastest for the final and finished in 5th place after incurring two 2-second penalties.[10][11]
In June 2022, Zwolińska won another World Cup medal, this time silver, in the extreme slalom event in Prague, behind Czech canoeist Tereza Fišerová.[12] In October 2023, Zwolińska won a World Cup event bronze in the K1 event at the pre-Olympic test event at Vaires-sur-Marne in France.[13]
Zwolińska secured a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, her country's first medal of the Games, behind Australia's Jessica Fox.[14] It was Poland's second Olympic canoeing medal, having only previously got on the podium in the sport in the men's C-2 event in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[15]
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2021 | 12 June 2021 | Prague | 1st | K1 |
| 2022 | 12 June 2022 | Prague | 2nd | Extreme slalom |
| 2023 | 6 October 2023 | Vaires-sur-Marne | 3rd | K1 |
References
- ^ Kowalski, Tomasz (22 July 2019). "Nowosądeczanka Klaudia Zwolińska wicemistrzynią świata". sadeczanin.info (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "ZWOLINKSA Klaudia". Olympics. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Klaudia ZWOLINSKA (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Klaudia Zwolińska". olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Bogacki, Artur (31 August 2016). "Zwolińska ponownie ze złotym medalem". dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "MŚ w slalomie kajakowym. Brązowy medal Polek w rywalizacji drużynowej". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Fudala, Mateusz (23 September 2023). "Klaudia Zwolińska zdobyła brązowy medal mistrzostw świata w kajakarstwie górskim". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Znakomity występ Klaudii Zwolińskiej w Tokio". krakow.pl (in Polish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Kalemba, Tomasz (12 June 2021). "Niebywały sukces Polek, czegoś takiego jeszcze nie było". onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Results (Tokyo Semi-final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Results (Tokyo Final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Bogacki, Artur (13 June 2022). "Kajakarstwo górskie. Klaudia Zwolińska (Start Nowy Sącz) na podium Pucharu Świata w Pradze". dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Bogacki, Artur (7 October 2023). "Kajakarstwo górskie. Świetna forma Klaudii Zwolińskiej w PŚ w Vaires-Sur-Marne. Trzecie miejsce i podium klasyfikacji łącznej w slalomie". dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Ciuksza, Kacper (28 July 2024). "Polska ma nową bohaterkę. Kim jest Klaudia Zwolińska?". sport.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Mamy pierwszy medal w Paryżu! Wielki sukces Polki". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2025.