Katarzyna Rogowiec (born 14 October 1977) is a Polish

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

. She won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, and also competes at the highest levels in

biathlon The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race, with contestants skiing through a cross-country trail whose distance is divided into shooting rounds. The shooting rounds are not tim ...

(current world champion). Rogowiec hails from the Polish mountain folk ( pl, górale). She was born in

Rabka-Zdrój Rabka-Zdrój (, in Goral dialects: ''Robka'', colloquially: ''Rabka'') is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located between Kraków and Zakopane in a valley on the northern slopes of the Gorce Mountains, where the rivers Poni ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. She is an

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by training, and lives in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

, while training in

Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...

. She won three silver medals at the 2003 World Championships, and was the world champion in

in the 12.5 km Individual at the 2005 World Championships. When she was three years old,Participants
Kilimanjaro 2008 – Against the Odds she suffered a debilitating accident at harvest, when a harvesting machine cut off both of her hands.POLISH RUNNING FESTIVAL - Katarzyna Rogowiec enrolled in Koral Marathon - June 5. + 6. June, 2010
German Road Races She says that she does not remember any of that, except for hearing it through her parents' tales. She grew up and learned to eat and drink without the use of hands. In 2010, she established the ''Katarzyna Rogowiec Foundation avanti''.
Katarzyna Rogowiec Foundation avanti. Katarzyna will not be appearing at the

2014 Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics (russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, were an ...

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Education

*College of People Management in Warsaw, People Management: post-graduate studies *Cracow University of Economics, Finance and Banking: Public Finance *II High School in Rabka - Zdroj

Sport achievements

Paralympic Olympics

2002 Winter Paralympic Games in Salt-Lake City *4th place in cross-country skiing on 5 km: classic technique 2006 Winter Paralympic Games in Turin *1st place in cross-country skiing (5 km): free style *1st place in cross-country skiing (15 km): classic technique *4th place in cross-country skiing (10 km): classic technique *4th and 6th place in biathlon (7.5 km and 12.5 km) *6th place in women's relay 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver *3rd place in cross-country skiing (15 km): free style *4th place in biathlon (12.5 km) *5th place in biathlon pursuit *6th place in women's relay

World Championships

2003 World Championships in Baiersbronn, Germany *3rd place in cross-country skiing (10 km): classic technique *3rd place in cross-country skiing (15 km) free style *3rd place in women's relay 2005 World Championships in Fort Kent, United States *1st place in biathlon (12.5 km) *2nd place in biathlon (7.5 km) *3rd place in cross-country skiing (5 km): classic technique *3rd place in cross-country skiing (10 km): free style 2009 World Championships in Vuocatti, Finland *4th place in cross - country skiing (5 km): free style *7th place in sprint: classic technique 2011 World Championships in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia *1st place in cross-country skiing (5 km): free style *2nd place in sprint *2rd place in biathlon sprint *2nd place in biathlon (7.5 km) *2nd place in biathlon (12.5 km) *3rd place in cross-country skiing (15 km): classic style

World Cup

*2005/2006 - cross-country skiing: 3rd place *2006/2007 - cross-country skiing: 2nd place *2007/2008 - cross-country skiing: 7th place, biathlon: 6th place *2008/2009 - cross-country skiing: 7th place, biathlon: 3rd place *2009/2010 - cross-country skiing: 4th place, biathlon: 7th place *2010/2011 - cross-country skiing: 4th place, biathlon: 4th place *2011/2012 - cross-country skiing: 1st place (Crystal Ball), biathlon: 2nd place

Other sports experiences

*Member of The IPC Athletes Council (since 2006) *Member of The World Anti-Doping Agency Athletes Council (since 2009) *Independent Observer - Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Mission *2000-2007 - participation in several athletics competitions *2008 - gained the summit of Kilimanjaro *participation in several marathons

Awards and honors

*The Order of Polonia Restituta *Gold badge "FOR MERIT FOR SPORT" *The Jubilee Medal "80 Years of Cracow University *Winner of 73. Poll Sport Champions in Disabled Athlete category *Several Awards from Marshal of the Malopolska voivodship *Best Disabled Athlete in 2006, 2010, 2011

References

External links

Official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogowiec, Katarzyna 1977 births Living people Polish amputees Polish female biathletes Polish female cross-country skiers Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Paralympic biathletes of Poland Paralympic cross-country skiers of Poland Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Poland Paralympic bronze medalists for Poland People from Rabka-Zdrój Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing