Katarzyna Zillmann

Katarzyna Zillmann (born 26 July 1995) is a Polish rower. She won the gold medal in the quadruple sculls at the 2018 World Rowing Championships[1] as well as silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

Katarzyna Zillmann
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1995-07-26) 26 July 1995
Toruń, Poland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportRowing
Event(s)Quadruple sculls
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 2 0
European Championships 1 0 0
Total 2 3 0
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoQuadruple sculls
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 PlovdivQuadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place2017 SarasotaQuadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place2019 OttensheimQuadruple sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowQuadruple sculls

Life and career

She was born in 1995 in Toruń and started practicing rowing at the age of 14. In 2017, she claimed 4th place in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2017 European Rowing Championships and silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships (together with Agnieszka Kobus, Marta Wieliczko and Maria Springwald).[3]

In 2018, she won gold medals at the 2018 European Rowing Championships in Glasgow as well as the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv.[4]

In 2019, she won silver medal in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[5]

In 2021, she won silver medal in women's quadruple sculls at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (together with Agnieszka Kobus, Marta Wieliczko and Maria Sajdak).[6]

In August 2021, she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[7]

Personal life

Zillmann was one of 168 out sportspeople participating at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.[8] In 2019, she took part in the "Sport Against Homophobia" social campaign.[9] She is in a relationship with canoeist Julia Walczak.[10][11] On 21 October 2021, she received the title of Ambassador of LGBT people at the LGBT+ Diamond Awards ceremony.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Zagrały na nosie byłemu trenerowi. Polki trzecie na MŚ". Fakt (in Polish). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. "Srebrny medal Katarzyny Zillmann z AZS UMK Toruń na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w Tokio" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. "Katarzyna Zillmann". Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. "Wioślarskie MŚ: złoto dla czwórki podwójnej" (in Polish). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. "Katarzyna Zillmann". Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. "Srebrny medal Katarzyny Zillmann z AZS UMK Toruń na Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w Tokio" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. "Medaliści Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Tokio odznaczeni przez Prezydenta RP" (in Polish). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. "Polskie wioślarki w wywiadzie z TVP: dziękujemy kibicom, mężom, znajomym i dziewczynom" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. "Będzie afera? Polka podziękowała dziewczynie na żywo w TVP!" (in Polish). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. "Zillmann pozdrowiła swoją dziewczynę. "Wcześniej parę razy wspomniałam, ale po montażu nie było puszczane"" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  11. "Katarzyna Zillmann z partnerką na premierze filmu "Wszystkie nasze strachy"" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. "Polska medalistka IO została ambasadorką osób LGBT+. "Nie zamierzam się zmieniać"" (in Polish). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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