Aleksandra Mirosław

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Aleksandra Mirosław
Aleksandra Rudzińska Climbing WCh 2018.jpg
Personal information
NationalityPoland
Born (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 27)
Lublin, Poland
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportSport Climbing
Event(s)Speed
ClubKW Kotłownia (2015–)
Coached byMateusz Mirosław[1]
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Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hachioji Speed
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Speed
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gijon Speed
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Edinburgh Speed[2]
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chamonix Speed[3]

Aleksandra Mirosław (née Rudzińska, born February 2, 1994) is a Polish speed climber and a two-time speed climbing world champion as well as the current speed climbing world record holder.

Early life[]

Mirosław is originally from Lublin. She started doing sports at the age of seven, initially pursuing swimming. She switched to speed climbing in 2007, under the influence of her older sister Małgorzata.[4]

Climbing career[]

Competing as Aleksandra Rudzińska, she won the world championship speed climbing bronze medal at the 2014 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Gijón, Spain.[5] She became the speed climbing world champion in September 2018 at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck.[6]

Mirosław defended her world titled and won the second speed climbing world gold medal a year later, at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.[7][8] During the same competition, Mirosław reached the finals of the combined event, which qualified her for the 2020 Olympics.[9][10] She won two stages of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in speed climbing, at Chamonix in July 2018 and at Wujiang in May 2019.[11] She was previously second at Chamonix in July 2016, and third at Wujiang in October 2016.[11]

In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics she established on August 4, 2021 the initial Olympic Record in speed climbing with 6.97 s,[12] which she improved in the finals on August 6, setting a new World Record with 6.84 s.[13] She finished in 4th place in the overall standings and did not win a medal.

Personal life[]

She previously competed under her maiden name, as Aleksandra Rudzińska.[8] She is married to her coach, Mateusz Mirosław.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Znowu to zrobiła! (She did it again!)". Nowy Tydzien. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  2. ^ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (L,S) - EDINBURGH (GBR) 2019. General result, Women speed. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Accessed 2019-10-05.
  3. ^ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (L,S) - CHAMONIX (FRA) 2013. General result, Women speed. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Accessed 2019-08-24.
  4. ^ "Aleksandra Mirosław. A spider woman from Lublin defended her world title. (in Polish)". TVN. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. ^ IFSC CLIMBING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (L, S) - GIJON (ESP) 2014. 8 - 14 SEPTEMBER 2014, International Federation of Sport Climbing. Accessed August 24, 2019
  6. ^ "Rudzinska wins all-Polish final to take women's lead title at IFSC World Championships". Inside the Games. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  7. ^ "Blink and you'll miss it - climbers win world titles in seven seconds!". BBC News. 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Mike Rowbootom, Miroslaw retains speed title at IFSC Climbing World Championships, Inside the Games, August 17, 2019. Accessed August 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Coxsey leads qualifiers for women's combined final at IFSC World Championships". Inside the Games. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  10. ^ Mark Agnew, Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Who has qualified for sport climbing? Spots decided before final begins, Ondra misses the cut. scmp.com, August 19, 2019. Accessed August 19, 2019
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Alexandra Miroslaw. IFSC profile, International Federation of Sport Climbing. Accessed August 24, 2019
  12. ^ "Aomi Urban Sports Park, Sport Climbing, Results, WED 4 AUG 2021, Speed Qualification" (PDF). The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-08-04.
  13. ^ "Aomi Urban Sports Park, Sport Climbing, Results, FRI 6 AUG 2021, Speed Final" (PDF). The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-08-06.

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