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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Piotr Kożuch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. She won the silver medal in the K1 event in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Zwolińska won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, one in the K1 event (2023) and one in the K1 team event (2022). She also won 6 medals (1 gold, 4 silvers and 1 bronze) at the European Championships, including two individual silvers at the 2023 European Games in Kraków. Zwolińska also won the K1 event at the 2015 and 2016 Junior European Championships and the 2016 Junior World Championships.
She became the first ever polish woman to win a Canoe Slalom World Cup, winning the opening round of the 2021 season.
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. She represented Poland in the K1 Event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Klaudia qualified 10th fastest for the final and finished in 5th place after incurring two 2-second penalties.
In addition to her accomplishments, Klaudia Zwolińska secured a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, further solidifying her status as a prominent figure in slalom canoeing.
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 | Kayak cross |
| 2023 | 6 October 2023 | Vaires-sur-Marne | 3rd | K1 |
References
- ^ "Nowosądeczanka Klaudia Zwolińska wicemistrzynią świata". sadeczanin.info. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "ZWOLINKSA Klaudia". Olympics. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Klaudia ZWOLINSKA (POL)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Niebywały sukces Polek, czegoś takiego jeszcze nie było". onet.pl. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Klaudia Zwolińska". olympedia.org. 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.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics - Medal Table". olympics.com.
