Aleksandra (Ola) Mirosław (née Rudzińska, born 2 February 1994) is a Polish competition speed climber and a two-time women's speed world champion as well as the current women's competition speed climbing world record holder.
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| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1994 Lublin, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Competition climbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Speed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KW Kotłownia (2015–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mateusz Mirosław[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Mirosław is originally from Lublin, Poland. She started in sports at the age of seven and initially pursued swimming. She switched to speed climbing in 2007 being influenced by her older sister Małgorzata.[5]
Competition climbing career
Competing as Aleksandra Rudzińska, she won the women's world championship speed climbing bronze medal at the 2014 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Gijón, Spain.[6] She became the women's speed climbing world champion in September 2018 at the 2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck.[7]
Mirosław defended her world title and won her second women's competition speed climbing world gold medal a year later, at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.[8][9] During the same competition Mirosław reached the finals of the combined event qualifying her for the 2020 Olympics.[10][11] She won two stages of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in speed climbing, at Chamonix in July 2018 and at Wujiang in May 2019.[12] Previously she finished in second place at Chamonix in July 2016, and third at Wujiang in October 2016.[12]
On August 4, 2021, during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics she established the initial women's Olympic Record in competition speed climbing with 6.97 s.[13] She improved her time in the finals on August 6, setting a new women's world record with 6.84 s.[14] She finished in 4th place in the overall standings and did not win a medal.
On May 27, 2022, during the second qualification round of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, she broke her own previous speed-climbing world record with a time of 6.53 seconds.[2]
On April 28, 2023, during the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul, South Korea, she broke her world records four times.[15] The final world record she set that evening, in the finals, was 6.25 seconds.[16]
On September 15, 2023, Mirosław qualified for the 2024 Olympics in the European Qualifier.[17] In the qualification round, she also set a new world record of 6.24 seconds.[18]
Personal life
She previously competed under her maiden name, as Aleksandra Rudzińska.[9] She is married to her coach, Mateusz Mirosław.[1]
References
External links
- Alexandra Mirosław, IFSC profile
- Aleksandra Mirosław at the World Games
