Karolina Wisniewska

Karolina Wisniewska
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1976-07-26) 26 July 1976 (age 48)
Warsaw, Poland
Sport
CountryCanada
SportPara-alpine skiing
Event(s)Downhill
Super-G
Giant Slalom
Slalom
Super Combined
ClubSunshine Ski Club
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals1998 Winter Paralympics
2002 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
Medal record
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Giant Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Giant Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Super-G
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Slalom - Standing
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Super Combined- Standing

Karolina Wisniewska (born July 26, 1976) is a para-alpine standing skier.[1] Born in Warsaw, she moved to Canada when she was 5 years old where she then took up skiing[2] as a form of physical therapy for her cerebral palsy. Over the course of her skiing career, she won eight total Paralympic medals for skiing, and 18 medals at International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cups. At the 2002 Winter Paralympics, she earned four medals, the most ever earned by a Canadian para-alpine skier at a single Games. Wisniewska retired from the sport for a second time in May 2012 following an injury in 2011 that resulted in her missing most of the 2011/2012 skiing season.

  1. ^ preston (2021-07-08). "Where are they now: Para alpine skier Karolina Wisniewska". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ^ "Karolina Wisniewska | Pier 21 Contributions". contributions.pier21.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-31.