Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli

Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli
Country Poland
Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 41)
Limanowa, Poland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Ski clubAZS AWF Katowice
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (2002–2018)
Starts319
Podiums104
Wins50
Overall titles4 – (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
Discipline titles5 – (4 DI, 1 SP)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 2
World Championships 2 3 3
Total 4 4 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 30 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi 10 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Individual sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin 30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver 15 km pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 15 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liberec 30 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo 10 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2011 Oslo 15 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2013 Val di Fiemme 30 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Liberec 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Oslo 30 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Falun Team sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Park City 10 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2004 Park City 15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 10 km classical
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kranj 15 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Park City Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Sollefteå Individual sprint
Updated on 4 February 2017.

Justyna Maria Kowalczyk-Tekieli (Polish: [jusˈtɨna kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk tɛˈkjɛli]; born 19 January 1983[1]) is a Polish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers (the other being Finn Marjo Matikainen) to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row. Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for wins in the Tour de Ski with 14, and had 29 podiums in total. She also won the Vasaloppet women's edition in 2015.[2] She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year a record five times.

She is a member of cross country ski department of AZS AWF Katowice and is coached by Aleksander Wierietielny.

  1. ^ sport.pl Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – interview – she explains that in fact she was born 19 January 1983, but a registrar made a mistake and noted 23 January, which wasn't officially corrected
  2. ^ "Eliassen and Kowalczyk win Vasaloppet". Swix Ski Classics. 8 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.