Monika Dukarska

Monika Dukarska
Personal information
Citizenship
  • Poland
  • Ireland
Born (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990
Poznań, Poland
Home townKillorglin, County Kerry, Ireland
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country Ireland
SportRowing & Coastal Rowing
Medal record
Women's Coastal Rowing
Representing  Ireland
World Rowing Coastal Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Plymouth
Gold medal – first place2016 Monaco
Gold medal – first place2023 Barletta
Gold medal – first place2023 Barletta
Gold medal – first place2024 Genoa
Silver medal – second place2017 Thonon-les-Bains
Silver medal – second place2022 Saundersfoot
Bronze medal – third place2008 Sanremo
Bronze medal – third place2011 Bari
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saundersfoot

Monika Dukarska (born 18 October 1990) is a Polish-born Irish rower. She competed for Ireland alongside Aileen Crowley in the women's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics they finished 11th overall.[1][2]

Dukarska grew up in Poznań, and moved with her family to Ireland when she was sixteen, settling in Killorglin, County Kerry.[3]

She holds two Masters degrees and was completing a PhD in education at MTU Kerry at the time of the Games.[4]

Personal Life

Dukarska was born in Poznań, Poland, Dukarska grew up cycling around the famous rowing lake in her home city but never took up the sport there. Her family moved to Killorglin, when she was 16 and she began rowing in 2008 she was offered the opportunity to row for Poland but choosing Ireland as the country that had invested in her.

References

  1. ↑ "Monika Dukarska". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Monika Dukarska". Olympics.ie. Olympic Federation of Ireland. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Watterson, Johnny (17 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles – Monika Dukarska & Aileen Crowley (Rowing)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Monika Dukarska". Team Ireland. Retrieved 19 August 2026.