Karolina Jarzyńska

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]

Karolina Jarzyńska
Karolina Jarzyńska in 2013
Personal information
Born (1981-09-06) September 6, 1981
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubMKL Toruń
Coached byZbigniew Nadolski

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  2. "Women's Marathon: Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. 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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