Katarzyna Wełna

Katarzyna Wełna
Wełna in 2019
Personal information
Born (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
ClubAZS-AWF Kraków
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 St. CatharinesLW2-
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

  • 3rd place (Lucerne 2018; Plovdiv 2019)

Results

YearEventVenueCompetitionTimePosition
2012Junior European Championships SVN BledSingle scullsNo data3rd place
Junior World Championships BGR PlovdivSingle scullsB Final: 8:04.1611th place
2013European Championships ESP SevilleLightweight double scullsA Final: 7:47.103rd place
World Championships KOR ChungjuLightweight double scullsB Final: 7:25.1910th place
2015European Championships POL PoznańLightweight single scullsB Final: 7:51.0010th place
U23 World Championships BGR PlovdivLightweight double scullsA Final: 7:10.666th place
2016U23 European Championships NLD RotterdamDouble scullsB Final: 7:07.677th place
2018European Championships GBR GlasgowLightweight single scullsA Final: 7:51.254th place
World Championships BGR PlovdivLightweight single scullsB Final: 7:52.378th place
2019World Championships AUT OttensheimLightweight double scullsC Final: 7:05.7315th place
2020European Championships POL PoznańLightweight single scullsA Final: 7:55.825th place

References

  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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