10 Facts About Katarzyna Kowalska

Katarzyna Kowalska represented Poland at the 2008 Olympic Games and 2012 Olympic Games and reached the final of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.

Katarzyna Kowalska competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and the 2007,2009, and 2013 World Championships.

Katarzyna Kowalska has won numerous medals at the under-23 level, including two golds at the European Athletics U23 Championships and a bronze at the European Cross Country Championships.

Katarzyna Kowalska won the steeplechase gold at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships.

Katarzyna Kowalska represented Europe in the 5000 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Cup in Athens but finished in last place.

Katarzyna Kowalska ran at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships in the under-23 race, and although she finished ninth, she headed Poland to the team silver medal.

Katarzyna Kowalska won the gold medal at the 2007 European Cup and retained her title at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships with a personal best run of 9:39.40.

Katarzyna Kowalska made her first global appearance for Poland at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics later that year, getting eliminated in the heats stage.

Katarzyna Kowalska represented Poland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but again failed to progress beyond the heats of the steeplechase.

Katarzyna Kowalska was selected to run at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final and she finished eighth.