Karolina Gasecka
Poland
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Poland | |
| Born | 20 Aug 1999 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Tomaszów Mazowiecki, POL | |
| Higher education | English Literature - Jan Kochanowski University: Piotrków Trybunalski, POL | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English, German, Polish |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.29 | 09 Nov 2019 |  Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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| 1000m | 1:18.42 | 18 Oct 2019 |  Inzell |
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| 1500m | 1:59.54 | 08 Feb 2020 |  Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:14.28 | 14 Dec 2019 |  Nagano |
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| 5000m | 7:25.64 | 06 Dec 2019 |  Nur-Sultan |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Sprint | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | KS Pilica Tomaszow Mazowiecki: Tomaszów Mazowiecki, POL |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning 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 coach | Wieslaw 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 | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 13 | |||
| 2018/2019 | European Allround Championships | Allround | 16 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 23 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 16 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 40 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 42 | |||