Karolina Jarzyńska

Karolina Jarzyńska

Karolina Jarzyńska in 2013
Personal information
Born (1981-09-06) September 6, 1981
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country  Poland
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Club MKL Toruń
Coached by Zbigniew Nadolski

Karolina Jarzyńska-Nadolska (born September 6, 1981 in Oleśnica) is a Polish long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 36th with a time of 2:30:57.[2]

She also represented her country at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but did not finish the marathon distance. She took a career break from mid-2014 to late-2015 to have a child and returned to competition in late 2015.[3]

Jarzyńska set a Polish record for the event in 2013 by winning the Łódź Marathon in a time of 2:26:44 hours.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Poland
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 14th 10,000 m 35:20.92
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain – Marathon DNF
World Half Marathon Championships Nanning, China 17th Half marathon 1:12:36
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 36th Marathon 2:30:57
World Half Marathon Championships Kavarna, Bulgaria 20th Half marathon 1:13:45
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 15th 10,000 m 32:54.15
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th 10,000 m 32:40.98

References

  1. ↑ "Karolina Jarzynska". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  3. ↑ Event record-holder Ronoh returns to Prague. IAAF (2015-09-03). Retrieved on 2015-09-05.
  4. ↑ April 2013 Results. AIMS. Retrieved on 2013-05-06.


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