Monika Dukarska (born 18 October 1990) is a Polish-born Irish

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

. She competed for Ireland alongside

Aileen Crowley Aileen Crowley (born 12 February 1994) is an Irish rower. She competed for Ireland alongside Monika Dukarska in the women's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. References External links * Aileen Crowleyat Rowing Ireland Row ...

in the women's coxless pair event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. Dukarska grew up in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John ...

, and moved with her family to Ireland when she was sixteen, settling in

Killorglin Killorglin () is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2016 CSO census, the town's population was 2,199. Killorglin is on the Ring of Kerry tourist route, and annual events include the August Puck Fair festival, which starts with the crown ...

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

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Rowing Ireland Rowing Ireland, formerly the Irish Amateur Rowing Union, is the governing body of rowing for Ireland. It is a cross-border organisation administering the sport in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rowing Ireland is a member of ...

* * 1990 births Living people Irish female rowers Olympic rowers for Ireland Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Rowers from Poznań Naturalised citizens of Ireland Polish emigrants to Ireland {{Ireland-rowing-bio-stub