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Justyna Kowalczyk
Polish cross-country skier.
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Polish cross-country skier.
Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli (Polish: [jusˈtɨna kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk tɛˈkjɛli]; born 19 January 1983) is a Polish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers (the other being Finn Marjo Matikainen) to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row. Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for wins in the Tour de Ski with 14, and had 29 podiums in total. She also won the Vasaloppet women's edition in 2015. She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year a record five times. She is a member of cross country ski department of AZS AWF Katowice and is coached by Aleksander Wierietielny.
Encyclopaedic excerpts from Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli; shortened for length and available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achievements and distinctions
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Polish cross-country skier.
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Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
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Polish Sportspersonality of the Year
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Wprost Person of the Year
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Medal of Saint Albert Chmielowski
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Wiktory
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Grand Honorary Sports Award
Career and education
Teams and organisations
AZS AWF Katowice
Education
Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Major competitions and events
cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – women's 10 kilometre classical · cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – women's 30 kilometre freestyle · cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – women's 30 kilometre classical · cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – women's 15 kilometre pursuit · cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – women's sprint · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2003 · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2005 · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 · FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015
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News and developments
Cross-country skiing · Archive ·
Diggins completes her third Tour de Ski victory
A second place on the final climb secured a comfortable overall title.
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