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Maja Włoszczowska

Maja Włoszczowska
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Personal information
Full name Maja Martyna Włoszczowska
Born (1983-11-09) November 9, 1983 (age 33)
Warsaw, Poland
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Team information
Current team Kross Racing Team
Discipline Mountain bike racing
Role Rider
Rider type Cross-country

Maja Martyna Włoszczowska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmaja marˈtɨna vwɔʂˈt͡ʂɔfska]; born November 9, 1983 in Warsaw) is a Polish mountain biker. She is the 2008 and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in cross-country.

Włoszczowska won the silver medal in mountain biking at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Since 2009, she has lent her name to a cross-country race in her home town of Jelenia Góra, called Jelenia Góra Trophy Maja Włoszczowska MTB Race. Riders such as Miguel Martinez, Catharine Pendrel or Mary McConneloug have taken part in it.

Włoszczowska became the world champion in elite cross-country mountain biking in 2010. At the 2011 World Championships, she was well-positioned to retain her title, but lost over a minute due to a flat tire and finished in second place, 28 seconds behind Catharine Pendrel.

In June 2015, she won the bronze medal in cross-country mountain biking at the inaugural European Games.

In August 2016, Włoszczowska won the silver medal in mountain biking at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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