Katarzyna Szotyńska

Katarzyna Szotyńska (born 12 August 1980) is a Polish former sailor, who specialized in the Laser Radial class.[1] She represented her country Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics and came closest to the medal haul in the final race of her signature fleet, finishing in ninth place.[2] Outside her Olympic career, Szotyńska collected a total of five gold medals in a major international regatta, spanning four editions of the World Championships (2000 to 2003) and the 2005 Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.[3] A senior member of the sailing roster at the University of Warsaw's sport academy (Polish: AZS Uniwersytet Warszawski), Szotyńska trained most of her competitive sporting career under the tutelage of her personal coach and father Bartłomiej.[4]

Katarzyna Szotyńska
Personal information
Full nameKatarzyna Szotyńska
Nationality Poland
Born (1980-08-12) 12 August 1980
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy
ClubAZS UW Warsaw
CoachBartłomiej Szoytński
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing Poland
World Championships
2000 Ceşme Laser Radial
2001 Vilanova Laser Radial
2002 Buffalo Laser Radial
2003 Lake Garda Laser Radial
Summer Universiade
2005 İzmir Laser Radial

Szotyńska competed for the Polish sailing squad in the inaugural Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to her maiden Games, she came closest to the podium finish in fourth place to secure one of the nineteen quota places offered and eventually, to top the country's Laser Radial spot at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in Cascais, Portugal.[5] Entering the final race with a triad of top-five marks over the past ten legs, Szotyńska steered her way to touch the line in the ninth position with 109 net points. Furthermore, Szotyńska's overall score spared her from the back of the fleet by a slim three-point edge over Great Britain's Penny Clark.[2][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katarzyna Szotyńska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "Pekin 2008: Żeglarze za burtą, szansę ma dyskobol" [Beijing 2008: Sailors overboard, discus thrower deserves another chance]. slaskie.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). NaszeMiasto.pl. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. "Top Women Bring New Life To Laser Radials". World Sailing. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Kobiety są nieprzewidywalne" [Women are unpredictable]. zagle.se.pl (in Polish). Żagle. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. Lecesiter, Hugh (8 July 2007). "Reports from the Laser and Laser Radial classes in Cascais: Medal Race Day". World Sailing. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. "Beijing 2008: Women's Laser Radial Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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