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| Born | 13 February 1995 Kraków, Poland [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | Tokyo 2020 W4- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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