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Luiza Złotkowska

Luiza Złotkowska
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Personal information
Born (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 (age 30)
Warszawa, Poland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Life partner(s) Jan Szymański
Sport
Country Poland
Sport speed skating
Club LKS Poroniec
Coached by Krzysztof Niedźwiedzki

Luiza Złotkowska (born 25 May 1986) is a Polish speed skater. She is an Olympic silver and bronze medalist, and is the current holder of the Polish record on the 5000 m distance.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won a bronze medal in the women's team pursuit together with Katarzyna Woźniak, Natalia Czerwonka and Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś. Individually, she placed 34th in the 1500 metres and 24th in the 3000 metres. At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, she won silver medal in the team competition with Katarzyna Woźniak, Natalia Czerwonka and Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś.

Złotkowska was born in Warszawa, Poland, but lives in Zielonka. In 2005, she graduated from the School of Sports Championships in Zakopane. She is also a graduate of the Academy of Physical Education in Kraków. In 2010, she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland, in 2014, she was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland. Złotkowska's fiancé is Jan Szymański, also a Polish speed skater.



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