Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski
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| Born | 31 March 1991 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski (born March 31, 1991) is a Canadian rower.[1][2] Gruchalla-Wesierski's hometown is Calgary, Alberta.[1]
Career
[edit]Gruchalla-Wesierski was originally an alpine skier, however a broken leg injury resulted in her switching to rowing. Gruchalla-Wesierski made her national team debut in 2018.[1]
In 2019, Gruchalla-Wesierski was part of the eights boat, finishing in fourth at the World Championships and qualifying Canada the boat for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
In June 2021, Gruchalla-Wesierski was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's eights boat.[3][4] At the Olympics, the boat won the gold medal, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski". rowingcanada.org. Rowing Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (15 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 29 rowers in 10 events at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Largest Canadian rowing team in 25 years nominated to represent Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". rowingcanada.org. Rowing Canada. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski at World Rowing
- Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski at FIS (alpine)
- Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski at Olympics.com
- Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski at Olympedia
- Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski at Team Canada
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