Karolina Naja

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Karolina Naja
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
Tychy, Poland
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportCanoe sprint
EventKayaking
ClubAZS-AWF
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 1 4 5
European Championships 4 5 1
European Games 0 0 1
Total 5 9 9
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro K-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Moscow K-1 4x200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Szeged K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Duisburg K–1 200 m Relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Poznań K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Szeged K-1 4 x 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montemor-o-Velho K-4 500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zagreb K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Račice K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montemor-o-Velho K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Brandenburg K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Brandenburg K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Račice K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2015 Račice K-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Zagreb K-2 500 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku K-4 500 m

Karolina Naja (Polish pronunciation: [karɔˈlina ˈnaja]; born 5 February 1990) is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She has won two Olympic medals.

Career

She won the bronze medal in K-2 500 m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She won a silver medal in the K-2 200 m event at the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.

In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Poland in canoe sprint, more specifically, Women's K-4 500m with Ewelina Wojnarowska, Edyta Dzieniszewska, and Beata Mikołajczyk. She earned a bronze medal.

External links

  • Karolina Naja at the International Canoe Federation
  • Karolina Naja at Olympics.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karolina Naja". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  • 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's K-4 500 m results. – accessed 22 August 2010.