Katarzyna Kowalska

Katarzyna Kowalska
Katarzyna Kowalska, Berlin Marathon 2015
Personal information
Nationality Poland
Born (1985-04-07) 7 April 1985 (age 39)
Lipno, Poland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb) (2012)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000 m steeplechase
ClubLKS Vectra Włocławek
Medal record
European Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Braunschweig 3000 m st.
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Erfurt 3000 m steeplechase
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 3000 m steeplechase

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 the under-23 level, including two golds at the European Athletics U23 Championships and a bronze at the European Cross Country Championships.