Katarzyna Rogowiec

Katarzyna Rogowiec (born October 14, 1977 in Rabka-Zdrój ) is a Polish Paralympian in cross-country skiing . She won the world championships in 2005 12.5 km biathlon and in 2011 over 5 km.

Life

Katarzyna Rogowiec was born in the Polish spa town of Rabka-Zdrój. At the age of three, she lost both hands in an accident with a harvester. She attended the second general education high school in Rabka-Zdrój. In 2001 she graduated from the Cracow University of Economics and Business ( Akademia Ekonomiczna w Krakowie ) with a degree in public finance . Furthermore, in 2005 she successfully completed a postgraduate course at the Human Resource Management College in Warsaw ( Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania Personelem w Warszawie ). In 2008 she took part in an expedition of the Mimo Wszystko Foundation for the Mentally Disabled ( despite everything ) to Kilimanjaro . In January 2009 Katarzyna Rogowiec became a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) for three years . In 2013 their daughter was born.

Athletic performance

Katarzyna Rogowiec trains at the Start club in Nowy Sącz and has been part of the Polish national team since 2002.

Paralympics

2002: Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City :

• 4th place in the 5 km run, classic

2006: Winter Paralympics in Turin

• 1st place in the 5 km run, freestyle
• 1st place in the 15 km run, classic
• 4th place in the 10 km run, classic
• 4th and 6th place in the biathlon over 7.5 and 12.5 km
• 6th place in the women's relay

2010: Winter Paralympics in Vancouver

• 3rd place in the 15 km run, freestyle
• 4th place in the biathlon over 12.5 km
• 5th place in sprint pursuit
• 6th place in the women's relay

World championships

2003: World Championships in Baiersbronn

• 3rd place in the 10 km run, classic
• 3rd place in the 15 km run, freestyle
• 3rd place in the relay race

2005: World Championships in Fort Kent

• 1st place in the biathlon run over 12.5 km
• 2nd place in the biathlon run over 7.5 km
• 3rd place in the 5 km run, classic
• 3rd place in the 10 km run, pursuit

2009: World Championships in Fort Vuokatti

• 4th place in the 5 km run, freestyle
• 7th place in the sprint, classic

2011: World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk

• 1st place in the 5 km run, classic
• 2nd place in the sprint, individual
• 2nd place in sprint, biathlon
• 2nd place in the 7 km run, biathlon
• 2nd place in the 12.5 km run, biathlon
• 3rd place in the 15 km run, classic

Paralympic Winter World Cup

• 2005/2006: Cross-country skiing: 3rd place, biathlon, 3rd place
• 2006/2007: Cross-country skiing: 2nd place
• 2007/2008: Cross-country skiing: 7th place, biathlon: 6th place
• 2008/2009: Cross-country skiing: 7th place, biathlon: 3rd place
• 2009/2010: Cross-country skiing: 4th place, biathlon: 7th place
• 2010/2011: Cross-country skiing: 4th place, biathlon: 4th place
• 2011/2012: Cross-country skiing: 1st place (crystal globe), Biathlon: 2nd place

Awards

• 2006: Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
• 2006: For services to sport ( Za Zasługi dla Sportu )
• Best disabled athlete ( najlepszy sportowiec z niepełnosprawnością ) 2006, 2010, 2011

Web links

• Katarzyna Rogowiec's website (Polish, English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} website of Katarzyna Rogowiec, O mnie , accessed February 8, 2014
2. ↑ Komisja do Zwalczania Dopingu w Sporcie, Ambasadorzy ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 8, 2014 
3. ^ Website of the International Paralympic Committee, Paralympian and Technical Committee Chairperson Selected for WADA Committees , November 28, 2008
4. ↑ dts24.pl, Rozmowa z Katarzyną Rogowiec specjalnie dla Orłów , October 16, 2013 ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Website of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Katarzyna Rogowiec zdobyła Kryształową Kulę , March 28, 2012 ( Memento of the original of September 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ POSTANOWIENIE PREZYDENTA RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ z dnia 7 kwietnia 2006 r. o nadaniu orderu , Monitor Polski 2006, No. 31 position 340 Online
7. ↑ niepelnosprawni.pl, Minister odznaczył paraolimpijczków 29 April, 2006
8. ↑ niepelnosprawni.pl, Katarzyna Rogowiec najlepszym niepełnosprawnym sportowcem 2006 r. , January 8, 2007
9. ↑ niepelnosprawni.pl, Katarzyna Rogowiec sportowcem roku , November 29, 2010