Katarzyna Kowalska

Katarzyna Kowalska

Katarzyna Kowalska, Berlin Marathon 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1985-04-07) 7 April 1985 (age 31) Lipno, Poland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 m steeplechase
Club	LKS Vectra Włocławek
Medal record European Team Championships 2014 Braunschweig 3000 m st. European U23 Championships 2005 Erfurt 3000 m st. 2007 Debrecen 3000 m st.

Katarzyna Kowalska (born 7 April 1985 in Lipno) is a Polish long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented Poland at the 2008 Olympic Games and 2012 Olympic Games and reached the final of the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She also competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and the 2007, 2009 and 2013 World Championships.

Kowalska was Poland's best finisher at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She has won numerous medals at under-23 level, including two golds at the European Athletics U23 Championships and a bronze at the European Cross Country Championships.

Her first international competition was the 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships, where she finish fourth in her heats. Kowalska won the steeplechase gold at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships. In 2006 she won a bronze in the European Cup and at the 2006 European Athletics Championships she recorded a personal best of 9:42.50 in the qualifiers before going on to finish ninth in the final. She represented Europe in the 5000 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Cup in Athens but finished in last place. She 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.