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Karolina Gasecka

Poland

SportSpeed Skating
NOCPoland
Born20 Aug 1999
GenderWomen
ResidenceTomaszów Mazowiecki, POL
Higher educationEnglish Literature - Jan Kochanowski University: Piotrków Trybunalski, POL
OccupationAthlete, Student
LanguagesEnglish, German, Polish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 40.29 09 Nov 2019 Tomaszów Mazowiecki  
    1000m 1:18.42 18 Oct 2019 Inzell  
    1500m 1:59.54 08 Feb 2020 Calgary  
    3000m 4:14.28 14 Dec 2019 Nagano  
    5000m 7:25.64 06 Dec 2019 Nur-Sultan  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    Team Sprint     1  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Club / TeamKS Pilica Tomaszow Mazowiecki: Tomaszów Mazowiecki, POL  
General Interest
General Interest
Memorable sporting achievementWinning a silver medal in the mixed team sprint at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, and winning a bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"My grandmother signed me up for my first training and I fell in love with speed skating."  
Name of coachWieslaw Kmiecik [club, national], POL  
When and where did you begin this sport?She began speed skating in 2006 in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"Skate fast or go home." (Athlete, 16 Nov 2019)  
Social Media
Social Media
www.facebook.com/karolina.gasecka  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps4  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Team Pursuit 6 Laps5  
    2019/2020 World Single Distances Championships Mass Start 16 Laps13  
    2018/2019 European Allround Championships Allround16  
    2019/2020 European Single Distances Championships 1500m19  
    2019/2020 World Allround Championships Allround23  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification Mass Start 16 Laps16  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 3000/5000m40  
    2019/2020 World Cup Classification 1500m42