Monika Dukarska

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Monika Dukarska
Personal information
Citizenship
  • Poland
  • Ireland
Born (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 33)
Poznań, Poland
Home town Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Sport Rowing

Monika Dukarska (born 18 October 1990) is a Polish-born Irish rower. She competed for Ireland alongside Aileen Crowley in the women's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Dukarska grew up in Poznań, and moved with her family to Ireland when she was sixteen, settling in Killorglin, County Kerry. [3]

World Coastal Rowing Championship
YearEventMedal
2008 Women's SoloBronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2009 Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2011 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2016 Gold medal icon.svg Gold
2017 Silver medal icon.svg Silver
2022 Women's Double Sculls

With Rhiannon O'Donoghue

Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Mixed Double Sculls

With Patrick Boomer

Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
2023 Women's SoloGold medal icon.svg Gold
Mixed Double Sculls

With Ronan Byrne

2024 Women's Solo

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References

  1. "Monika Dukarska". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. "Monika Dukarska". Olympics.ie. Olympic Federation of Ireland . Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. Watterson, Johnny (17 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles – Monika Dukarska & Aileen Crowley (Rowing)". The Irish Times . Retrieved 28 July 2021.