Katarzyna Rogowiec

Katarzyna Rogowiec
Personal information
Nationality Polish
Born October 14, 1977
Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Website katarzyna-rogowiec.pl
Sport
Sport Cross-country skiing
Event(s) All
Club "START" Nowy Sacz Club
Updated on 10 January 2014.

Katarzyna Rogowiec (born 14 October 1977) is a Polish Paralympian. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin in cross-country skiing,[1] and also competes at the highest levels in biathlon (current world champion).

Rogowiec hails from the Polish mountain folk (Polish: górale). She was born in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland. She is an economist by training, and lives in Kraków, while training in Nowy Sącz.

She won three silver medals at the 2003 World Championships, and was the world champion in biathlon in the 12.5 km Individual at the 2005 World Championships.[2]

When she was three years old,[3] she suffered a debilitating accident at harvest, when a harvesting machine cut off both of her hands.[1] She says that she does not remember any of that, except for hearing it through her parents' tales. She grew up and learned to eat and drink without the use of hands.

In 2010 she established the Katarzyna Rogowiec Foundation avanti.[4]

Katarzyna will not be appearing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.[5]

Education

Sport achievements

Paralympic Olympics

2002 Winter Paralympic Games in Salt-Lake City

2006 Winter Paralympic Games in Turin

2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver

World Championships

2003 World Championships in Baiersbronn, Germany

2005 World Championships in Fort Kent, United States

2009 World Championships in Vuocatti, Finland

2011 World Championships in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia

World Cup

Other sports experiences

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 POLISH RUNNING FESTIVAL - Katarzyna Rogowiec enrolled in Koral Marathon - June 5. + 6. June, 2010, German Road Races
  2. IPC Athletes' Council Election 2010 - Winter Sport Representatives, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
  3. Participants, Kilimanjaro 2008 – Against the Odds
  4. , Katarzyna Rogowiec Foundation avanti.
  5. "KATARZYNA ROGOWIEC WILL NOT APPEAR IN SOCHI". Fundacja Katarzyny Rogowiec Avanti. Fundacja Katarzyny Rogowiec Avanti. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

External links

Official webpage