Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski
Personal information
Born (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 32)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Eight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Račice Eight

Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski (born March 31, 1991) is a Canadian rower.[1][2] Gruchalla-Wesierski's hometown is Calgary, Alberta.[1]

Career

Gruchalla-Wesierski was originally an alpine skier, however a broken leg injury resulted in her switching to rowing. Gruchalla-Wesierski made her national team debut in 2018.[1]

In 2019, Gruchalla-Wesierski was part of the eights boat, finishing in fourth at the World Championships and qualifying Canada the boat for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

In June 2021, Gruchalla-Wesierski was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team in the women's eights boat.[3][4] At the Olympics, the boat won the gold medal, Canada's first in the event since 1992.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski". rowingcanada.org. Rowing Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Nichols, Paula (15 June 2021). "Team Canada to have 29 rowers in 10 events at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Largest Canadian rowing team in 25 years nominated to represent Team Canada at Tokyo 2020". rowingcanada.org. Rowing Canada. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ Nichols, Paula (29 July 2021). "Team Canada women's eight wins rowing gold at Tokyo 2020". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  6. ^ Smart, Zack (29 July 2021). "Canada's women's eight rowing crew captures Olympic gold for 1st time in 29 years". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

External links


Olympic champions – Women's coxed eight
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