Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli

Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli
Personal information
Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Poland
SportSkiing
ClubAZS AWF Katowice
World Cup career
Seasons17 – (20022018)
Indiv. starts319
Indiv. podiums104
Indiv. wins50
Team starts14
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles4 – (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
Discipline titles5 – (4 DI, 1 SP)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 1 2
World Championships 2 3 3
Total 4 4 5
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver 30 km classical
2014 Sochi 10 km classical
2010 Vancouver Individual sprint
2006 Turin 30 km freestyle
2010 Vancouver 15 km pursuit
World Championships
2009 Liberec 15 km pursuit
2009 Liberec 30 km freestyle
2011 Oslo 10 km classical
2011 Oslo 15 km pursuit
2013 Val di Fiemme 30 km classical
2009 Liberec 10 km classical
2011 Oslo 30 km freestyle
2015 Falun Team sprint
U23 World Championships
2004 Park City 10 km skiathlon
2004 Park City 15 km freestyle
2006 Kranj 10 km classical
2006 Kranj 15 km skiathlon
2004 Park City Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
2003 Sollefteå Individual sprint
Updated on 4 February 2017

Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli (Polish: [jusˈtɨna kɔˈvalt͡ʂɨk tɛˈkjɛli]; born 19 January 1983) is a Polish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2000. Kowalczyk is a double Olympic Champion and a double World Champion. She is also the only skier to win the Tour de Ski four times in a row and one of two female skiers (the other being Finn Marjo Matikainen) to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup three times in a row. Kowalczyk holds the all-time record for wins in the Tour de Ski with 14, and had 29 podiums in total. She also won the Vasaloppet women's edition in 2015. She was voted the Polish Sports Personality of the Year a record five times.

She is a member of cross country ski department of AZS AWF Katowice and is coached by Aleksander Wierietielny.