Katarzyna Jurkowska-Kowalska | |
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Full name | Katarzyna Iwona Jurkowska-Kowalska |
Country represented | Poland |
Born | Kraków, Poland | 18 February 1992
Residence | Zabrze, Poland |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m) |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International Elite |
Years on national team | 2007 - 2019 |
Club | Wisła Kraków |
Head coach(es) | Joanna-Uracz-Kocur, Przemysław Lis |
Former coach(es) | Beata Bodzoń, Valerij Kovalenko |
Eponymous skills | Floor Exercise: split jump with 1/1 turn to ring Balance Beam: double twisting Gainer dismount |
Katarzyna Iwona Jurkowska-Kowalska (born 18 February 1992) is a Polish artistic gymnast and a two-time Polish all-around champion. She represented Poland at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
She represented Poland at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015. In 2016, she competed at the Olympic Test Event, where she received a qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her biggest international accomplishments are 5th place on the balance beam at the 2013 European Championships in Moscow and 8th place on vault at the 2016 European Championships in Bern. She also won multiple medals at the World Cup series.
Jurkowska-Kowalska has two eponymous skills listed in the Code of Points. [1]
Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty [lower-alpha 1] | Added to the Code of Points |
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Balance beam | Jurkowska-Kowalska | Gainer salto stretched with 2/1 twist (720°) at end of the beam | E | 2018 World Championships |
Floor exercise | Jurkowska-Kowalska | Split jump with 1/1 turn (360°) to ring position | D | 2014 World Championships |
She is married to Arkadiusz Kowalski, a professional handball player. [2] On September 3, 2019, she gave birth to a son. [3]
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