Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli facts for kids
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Born | 19 January 1983 Limanowa, Poland |
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| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | AZS AWF Katowice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 17 – (2002–2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 319 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 4 – (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 5 – (4 DI, 1 SP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justyna Maria Kowalczyk-Tekieli is a famous Polish cross-country skier. She was born on January 19, 1983. She started competing in the sport in 2000.
Justyna is a two-time Olympic champion and a two-time World champion. She is the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row. She also holds the record for the most wins in the Tour de Ski, with 14 victories. She has been on the podium 29 times in total during the Tour. In 2015, she won the women's Vasaloppet race. She was chosen as the Polish Sports Personality of the Year five times, which is a record!
She is part of the cross-country ski team at AZS AWF Katowice. Her coach is Aleksander Wierietielny.
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Skiing Career Highlights
Justyna grew up in a mountain village called Kasina Wielka in Southern Poland. She started cross-country skiing when she was 10 years old. Her first big international race was in December 2001.
In 2002, she placed second in the individual sprint at the World Junior Championships. Her first World Cup win was in 2007, in a 10 km classic race in Estonia. She finished third overall in the 2007 World Cup season.
She won the overall 2008–09 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup title. In 2009, she received a special award called the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
World Championship Success
At the 2009 World Championships in Liberec, Justyna won two gold medals. One was in the women's pursuit race, and the other in the 30 km mass start. She also earned a bronze medal in the 10 km classical event.
In 2015, she won a bronze medal at the World Championship in Sweden. This was for the team sprint event, where she raced with Sylwia Jaśkowiec.
Olympic Games Achievements
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Justyna won a gold medal in the women's 30 km classical event. She beat Norway's Marit Bjørgen by a tiny 0.3 seconds! She also won two more medals in Vancouver: a silver in the individual sprint and a bronze in the 15 km pursuit.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Justyna won the 10 km classical race, even though she had a broken foot! She showed incredible determination.
Long-Distance Races
Justyna also excelled in long-distance ski marathons. She won the Vasaloppet ski marathon in 2015. She also won the Birkebeinerrennet long-distance race in Norway in both 2017 and 2018.
Education and Personal Life
Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli studied at the Jerzy Kukuczka University of Physical Education in Katowice. She earned her Master of Arts and a Ph.D. degree in physical education in 2014. Her Ph.D. research was about how training changes with new skiing technologies.
She has three older siblings: two sisters named Ilona and Wioletta, and a brother named Tomasz. In 2020, she married Polish mountaineer Kacper Tekieli. They had a son named Hugon, who was born in 2021.
Cross-country Skiing Results
All her results are from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games Medals
- 5 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km individual |
15 km skiathlon |
30 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | DNF | 8 | 3rd | 44 | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | 5 | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | DSQ | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 1st | 6 | DNF | — | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 35 | — | 17 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
World Championships Medals
- 8 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | Pursuit | 30 km | Sprint | 4 × 5 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20 | 48 | — | — | 31 | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 12 | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 18 | 9 | DNF | 17 | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | 3rd | 1st | 1st | — | 6 | — |
| 2011 | 28 | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 5 | 8 | — |
| 2013 | 30 | — | 5 | 2nd | 6 | 9 | — |
| 2015 | 32 | — | — | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3rd |
| 2017 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 |
World Cup Titles
- 9 titles – (4 overall, 4 distance, 1 sprint)
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Overall |
| Distance | |
| 2009–10 | Overall |
| Distance | |
| Sprint | |
| 2010–11 | Overall |
| Distance | |
| 2012–13 | Overall |
| Distance |
World Cup Season Standings
| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final |
Ski Tour Canada |
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| 2002 | 19 | 103 | — | 73 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | 20 | 88 | NC | 61 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 21 | 46 | 42 | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 22 | 44 | 30 | 44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 17 | N/A | 11 | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | 25 | 3rd | 3rd | 8 | N/A | 7 | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 26 | 1st | 1st | 4 | N/A | 4 | 1st | N/A |
| 2010 | 27 | 1st | 1st | 1st | N/A | 1st | 2nd | N/A |
| 2011 | 28 | 1st | 1st | 5 | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | N/A |
| 2012 | 29 | 2nd | 2nd | 4 | 5 | 1st | 5 | N/A |
| 2013 | 30 | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | DNF | N/A |
| 2014 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | — | — | N/A |
| 2015 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 10 | DNF | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 23 | N/A | 9 |
| 2017 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 19 | — | — | N/A |
| 2018 | 35 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 24 | — | — | N/A |
Individual Podiums
- 50 victories – (31 WC, 19 SWC)
- 104 podiums – (64 WC, 40 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005–06 | 7 January 2006 |  Otepää, Estonia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 27 January 2007 | Otepää, Estonia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 2007–08 | 2 December 2007 |  Rukatunturi, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 28 December 2007 |  Nové Město, Czech Republic |
3.3 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 5 | 4 January 2008 |  Asiago, Italy |
1.2 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 6 | 22 January 2008 |  Canmore, Canada |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 7 | 22 January 2008 | 1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 8 | 23 January 2008 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 9 | 16 February 2008 | Liberec, Czech Republic |
7.6 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 10 | 16 March 2008 | Bormio, Italy |
10 km Pursuit F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 11 | 2008–09 | 29 November 2008 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 12 | 27 December 2008 |  Oberhof, Germany |
2.8 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 13 | 28 December 2008 | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 14 | 16 January 2009 | Whistler, Canada |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 15 | 17 January 2009 | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 16 | 24 January 2009 | Otepää, Estonia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 17 | 14 February 2009 | Valdidentro, Italy |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 18 | 8 March 2009 | Lahti, Finland |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 18 | 12 March 2009 |  Trondheim, Norway |
1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 20 | 14 March 2009 | 30 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 21 | 20 March 2009 |  Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 22 | 21 March 2009 | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 23 | 18–22 March 2009 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 24 | 2009–10 | 28 November 2009 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st |
| 25 | 19 December 2009 |  Rogla, Slovenia |
1.0 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 26 | 20 December 2009 | 15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 27 | 1 January 2010 | Oberhof, Germany |
2.8 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 28 | 2 January 2010 | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 29 | 3 January 2010 | 1.6 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 30 | 6 January 2010 | Cortina–Toblach, Italy |
16 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 31 | 7 January 2010 | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 32 | 1–10 January 2010 | Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 33 | 16 January 2010 | Otepää, Estonia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 34 | 22 January 2010 |  Rybinsk, Russia |
1.0 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 35 | 23 January 2010 | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 36 | 5 February 2010 | Canmore, Canada |
10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 37 | 6 February 2010 | 1.45 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 38 | 6 March 2010 | Lahti, Finland |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 39 | 17 March 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.1 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 40 | 19 March 2010 | Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 41 | 17–21 March 2010 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 42 | 2010–11 | 27 November 2010 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 43 | 28 November 2010 | 10 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 44 | 26–28 November 2010 | Nordic Opening |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 45 | 11 December 2010 |  Davos, Switzerland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 46 | 18 December 2010 |  La Clusaz, France |
15 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 47 | 31 December 2010 | Oberhof, Germany |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 48 | 1 January 2011 | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 49 | 2 January 2011 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 50 | 6 January 2011 | Cortina–Toblach, Italy |
16 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 51 | 6 January 2011 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 52 | 31 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 |
Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 53 | 22 January 2011 | Otepää, Estonia |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 54 | 4 February 2011 | Rybinsk, Russia |
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 55 | 5 February 2011 | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 56 | 19 February 2011 | Drammen, Norway |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 57 | 12 March 2011 | Lahti, Finland |
5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 58 | 18 March 2011 | Falun, Sweden |
2.5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 59 | 19 March 2011 | 5 km + 5 km Pursuit C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 60 | 16–20 March 2011 | World Cup Final |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 61 | 2011–12 | 17 December 2011 | Rogla, Slovenia |
10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st |
| 62 | 29 December 2011 | Oberhof, Germany |
2.5 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 63 | 30 December 2011 | 10 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 64 | 31 December 2011 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
1.2 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 65 | 1 January 2012 | 5 km + 5 km Skiathlon C/F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 66 | 3 January 2012 | Toblach, Italy |
3 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 2nd | |
| 67 | 4 January 2012 | 1.3 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | ||
| 68 | 5 January 2012 | 15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 69 | 7 January 2012 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 70 | 8 January 2012 | 9 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 71 | 29 December 2011 – 8 January 2012 |
Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 72 | 21 January 2012 | Otepää, Estonia |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 73 | 22 January 2012 | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 74 | 2 February 2012 | Moscow, Russia |
1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 1st | |
| 75 | 5 February 2012 | Rybinsk, Russia |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 76 | 11 February 2012 | Nové Město, Czech Republic |
15 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 77 | 18 February 2012 |  Szklarska Poręba, Poland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 78 | 4 March 2012 | Lahti, Finland |
1.4 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 79 | 7 March 2012 | Drammen, Norway |
1.2 km Sprint C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 80 | 11 March 2012 | Oslo, Norway |
30 km Mass Start | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 81 | 17 March 2012 | Falun, Sweden |
10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 82 | 2012–13 | 30 November – 2 December 2012 |
Nordic Opening |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 2nd |
| 83 | 13 December 2012 | Canmore, Canada |
10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 84 | 16 December 2012 | 7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st | ||
| 85 | 29 December 2012 | Oberhof, Germany |
3 km Individual F | Stage World Cup | 3rd | |
| 86 | 30 December 2012 | 9 km Pursuit C | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 87 | 3 January 2013 | Cortina–Toblach, Italy |
15 km Pursuit F | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 88 | 4 January 2013 | Toblach, Italy |
3 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 89 | 4 January 2013 | Val di Fiemme, Italy |
10 km Mass Start C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 90 | 29 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 |
Tour de Ski |
Overall Standings | World Cup | 1st | |
| 91 | 12 January 2013 | Liberec, Czech Republic |
0.85 km Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 92 | 19 January 2013 | La Clusaz, France |
10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 3rd | |
| 93 | 16 February 2013 | Davos, Switzerland |
1.5 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 94 | 17 February 2013 | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | ||
| 95 | 10 March 2013 | Lahti, Finland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 96 | 13 March 2013 | Drammen, Norway |
1.3 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 97 | 17 March 2013 | Oslo, Norway |
30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 98 | 20 March 2013 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1.1 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st | |
| 99 | 2013–14 | 29 November 2013 | Rukatunturi, Finland |
1.4 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 1st |
| 100 | 30 November 2013 | 5 km Individual C | Stage World Cup | 1st | ||
| 101 | 7 December 2013 | Lillehammer, Norway |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 102 | 21 December 2013 | Asiago, Italy |
1.25 km Sprint C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 103 | 19 January 2014 | Szklarska Poręba, Poland |
10 km Mass Start C | World Cup | 1st | |
| 104 | 2016–17 | 4 February 2017 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea |
7.5 km + 7.5 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st |
Team Podiums
- 1 podium – (1 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014–15 | 18 January 2015 | Otepää, Estonia |
6 × 1.2 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd | Jaśkowiec |
Images for kids
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Justyna Kowalczyk (middle) in 2013 alongside Marit Bjørgen and Kerttu Niskanen.
See also
In Spanish: Justyna Kowalczyk para niños
- Sport in Poland
- Tour de Ski
- List of Polish people
