Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
KS Budowlani Opole: Poland |
General Interest |
| Other information |
OCCUPATION
She works as a CrossFit trainer at a club in Zielona Gora, Poland. "CrossFit is perfect for me because I can combine gymnastic elements with weightlifting. It also helped me bounce back after the disappointment of missing the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It gave me more distance, let me to focus on something else and have a different perspective." (Trec Nutrition YouTube channel, 20 Jan 2021; crossfitzielonagora.com, 01 Apr 2018; onet.pl, 07 Apr 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Zielona Góra, POL |
| Higher education |
Education - University of Zielona Gora: Poland |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She practised acrobatic gymnastics for six years before moving on to pole vault. She did not enjoy it as much, so her brothers asked her to join them at the gym and start weightlifting. |
| Name of coach |
Ryszard Szewczyk [club], POL; Waldemar Ostapski [national], POL |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting in 2003. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, Polish |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Personal Trainer |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
CrossFit, cycling, swimming, playing tennis, reading, baking. (polskieradio.pl, 12 Apr 2018) |
| Most influential person in career |
Her brothers Przemyslaw and Jedrzej. (sport.onet.pl, 07 Apr 2017) |
| Nicknames |
Asia (pzpc.pl, 27 Feb 2016) |
| Awards and honours |
She suffered a groin injury two weeks before the 2017 European Championships in Split, Croatia, but recovered in time to compete at the event. (sport.onet.pl, 07 Apr 2017)
She missed the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro because of injuries to her back and hip. (katowickisport.pl, 05 Apr 2017) |
| Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Trec Nutrition YouTube channel, 20 Jan 2021) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"The mountain you climb may not be visible to the public, but either way you cannot stop climbing." (Facebook profile, 13 Feb 2018) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Representing Poland at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and winning gold at the European championships in 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Trec Nutrition YouTube channel, 20 Jan 2021) |
Tokyo
London
Pattaya
Ashgabat
Anaheim, CA
Almaty
Wroclaw
Paris
Goyang
Moscow
Batumi
Bucharest
Split
Førde
Tel Aviv
Tirana
Antalya
Minsk
Puerto de la Cruz
Sofia
Baku