Zofia Klepacka

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Zofia Klepacka
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Personal information
Full nameZofia Teresa Noceti-Klepacka
Nationality Polish
Born (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38)
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Sport Sailing
Event Windsurfing
Club Legia Warsaw
Medal record
Women's windsurfing
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London RS:X
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Cascais RS:X
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Perth RS:X
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Cádiz RS:X
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 BurgasRS:X
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 MarseilleRS:X
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 SopotRS:X
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 HelsinkiRS:X
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 SopotRS:X
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 ÇeşmeRS:X
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 MondelloRS:X
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 VilamouraRS:X
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 VilamouraRS:X

Zofia Teresa Noceti-Klepacka (born 26 April 1986) is a Polish windsurfer and a political far-right media personality.

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Biography

Klepacka grew up in Warsaw, in one of the tenement houses on Marszałkowska Street.[ citation needed ]

She won the Windsurfing World Championships in 2007 and participated in three editions of the Olympic Games, winning the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
2003 World Championships Cádiz 10thMistral
2004 World Championships İzmir 20thMistral
2004 Olympic Games Athens 12th Mistral
2005 World Championships Melbourne 5thFormula Windsurfing
2006 World Championships Torbole 4thRS:X
2007 World Championships Cascais Med 1.png RS:X
2008 World Championships Auckland 12thRS:X
2008 Olympic Games Beijing 7th RS:X
2010 World Championships Kerteminde 5thRS:X
2011 World Championships Perth Med 2.png RS:X
2012 World Championships Cadiz Med 2.png RS:X
2012 Olympic Games London Med 3.png RS:X
2014 World Championships Santander 7thRS:X
2015 World Championships Al-Musannah 4thRS:X
2016 World Championships Eilat 4thRS:X

Life after sports

In 2009 she married the Argentine sailor Lucio Noceti, with whom she has a son.[ citation needed ] In 2012 the couple separated, in 2019 divorced. She has a daughter with Michał Pater.[ citation needed ]

In February 2019, she criticized the Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski and the "LGBT+ declaration" signed by him. [3] [4] She published on her social media "No on has the right to impose on our children something we parents don’t want!!!!". Klepacka's comments received hundreds of reactions, including many from fans in agreement with her stance. [5] She also applauded a right wing publication that equated LGBT people to Nazis. [6] [7] She is also a vociferous opponent of abortion. [8] [9] In 2019 she featured in a far-right propaganda video on YouTube which was later taken down for inciting hatred. [10] [11]

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