Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza

Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza (born 10 January 1974 in Gorzów Wielkopolski) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in the K-2 500 m event (2000, 2004).

Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza

Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championships 1 4 5
European Championships 5 1 2
European Games 0 0 0
Total 6 5 8
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyK-2 500 m
2004 AthensK-2 500 m
World Championships
1999 MilanK-2 500 m
1999 MilanK-2 200 m
2001 PoznańK-2 200 m
2001 PoznańK-2 500 m
2005 ZagrebK-4 200 m
1999 MilanK-4 200 m
1999 MilanK-4 500 m
2003 GainesvilleK-2 200 m
2003 GainesvilleK-2 500 m
2003 GainesvilleK-4 500 m
European Championships
1999 ZagrebK2-200 m
1999 ZagrebK2-250 m
1999 ZagrebK2-1000 m
2000 PoznańK2-200 m
2000 PoznańK2-500 m
2001 Milan K2-1000 m
2000 PoznańK2-1000 m
2001 Milan K2-200 m

Sokołowska-Kulesza has also been successful at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, winning ten medals. This includes a gold (K-2 500 m: 1999), four silvers (K-2 200 m: 1999, 2001; K-2 500 m: 2001, K-4 200 m: 2005), and five bronzes (K-2 200 m: 2003, K-2 500 m: 2003, K-4 200 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 1999, 2003).

For her sport achievements, she received:
Golden Cross of Merit in 2000;
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (5th Class) in 2004.

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