Katarzyna Szotyńska (born 12 August 1980), also known as Katarzyna Deberny, is a Polish former sailor who specialized in the Laser Radial class.[1] She represented her country Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics and came closest to the medal haul in the final race of her signature fleet, finishing in ninth place.[2] Outside her Olympic career, Szotyńska collected a total of five gold medals in a major international regatta, spanning four editions of the World Championships (2000 to 2003) and the 2005 Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.[3] A senior member of the sailing roster at the University of Warsaw's sport academy (Polish: AZS Uniwersytet Warszawski), Szotyńska trained most of her competitive sporting career under the tutelage of her personal coach and brother Bartłomiej.[4]
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| Nationality |  Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 August 1980 Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Dinghy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | AZS UW Warsaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Bartłomiej Szotyński | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Szotyńska competed for the Polish sailing squad in the inaugural Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Building up to her maiden Games, she came closest to the podium finish in fourth place to secure one of the nineteen quota places offered and eventually, to top the country's Laser Radial spot at the 2007 ISAF Worlds in Cascais, Portugal.[5] Entering the final race with a triad of top-five marks over the past ten legs, Szotyńska steered her way to touch the line in the ninth position with 109 net points. Furthermore, Szotyńska's overall score spared her from the back of the fleet by a slim three-point edge over Great Britain's Penny Clark.[2][6]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Katarzyna Szotyńska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
Full name: Katarzyna Szotyńska (-Deberny)
- ^ a b "Pekin 2008: Żeglarze za burtą, szansę ma dyskobol" [Beijing 2008: Sailors overboard, discus thrower deserves another chance]. slaskie.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). NaszeMiasto.pl. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Top Women Bring New Life To Laser Radials". World Sailing. 27 July 2006. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Kobiety są nieprzewidywalne" [Women are unpredictable]. zagle.se.pl (in Polish). Żagle. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Lecesiter, Hugh (8 July 2007). "Reports from the Laser and Laser Radial classes in Cascais: Medal Race Day". World Sailing. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Women's Laser Radial Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links edit
- Katarzyna Deberny at World Sailing (archive)
- Katarzyna Szotynska at Olympics.com
- Katarzyna Szotynska at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 July 2012)
- Katarzyna Szotyńska at Olympedia
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