Aleksandra Mirosław

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

Aleksandra Mirosław
Personal information
NationalityPoland
Born (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994
Lublin, Poland
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportSport Climbing
Event(s)Speed
ClubKW Kotłownia (2015–)
Coached byMateusz Mirosław[1]
Medal record
World Championships
2018 InnsbruckSpeed
2019 HachiojiSpeed
2014 GijonSpeed
2021 MoscowSpeed
European Championships
2019 EdinburghSpeed[2]
2013 ChamonixSpeed[3]

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 title 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. "Znowu to zrobiła! (She did it again!)". Nowy Tydzien. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (L,S) - EDINBURGH (GBR) 2019. General result, Women speed. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Accessed 5 October 2019.
  3. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (L,S) - CHAMONIX (FRA) 2013. General result, Women speed. International Federation of Sport Climbing. Accessed 24 August 2019.
  4. "Aleksandra Mirosław. A spider woman from Lublin defended her world title. (in Polish)". TVN. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  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. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. "Blink and you'll miss it - climbers win world titles in seven seconds!". BBC News. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. 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. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  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. 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. 4 August 2021.
  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. 6 August 2021.


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