Anna Grzesiak Explained

Anna Grzesiak (born 30 January 1987), is a Polish professional elite triathlete from Kalisz.

In 2008, aged 21, Anna Grzesiak started to take part in ITU triathlons and directly entered the elite category. She placed seventh in her very first (elite) race: the European Cup in Chania. In the same year at the Duathlon European Championships in Greece, i.e. her only non elite competition, Anna Grzesiak won the bronze medal.

In 2008, she placed third in the Polish Championships (U23),[1] and in 2009 she placed fourth (U23).[2]

In Kalisz, her hometown, Anna had attended a vocational sports school [3] and represented the local club SST Delfin Kalisz.

Now she studies physiotherapy at the Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Eugeniusza Piaseckiego w Poznaniu, in Poznań,[4] and represents the AZS AWF Katowice club.

ITU Competitions

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[5]

Unless indicated otherwise the following competitions are Olympic Distance Triathlons and refer to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
2007-09-09 Premium European Cup DNS
2008-04-13 European Cup Chania 7
2008-05-24 Duathlon European Championships (U23) 3
2008-06-28 9th World University Championship / Triathlon 19
2008-08-24 European Cup & Small States of Europe Championships 15
2009-08-30 Premium European Cup Kedzierzyn Kozle 31
2009-10-25 Premium European Cup 21
2010-04-18 European Cup 15
2010-05-30 10th World University Championship Valencia 5
2010-05-30 10th World University Championship (Team) Valencia 1
2010-07-03 European Championships 32
2010-08-29 Premium European Cup 9
2010-09-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 Championships Budapest 17

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes

  1. See http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2008/Triathlon.pdf . Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. See http://www.triathlon.pl/Wyniki/09/gorzno/gorznowomen.pdf . Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  3. See http://www.pwsz.kalisz.pl/?sport-wyczynowy,129#. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  4. See http://www.awf.katowice.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=237:powitanie-sportowcow&catid=2:z-ycia-uczelni&Itemid=46. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTQ1MDk=# . Retrieved 22 January 2011.

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