| Birth Date: | 6 September 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Oleśnica, Poland |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Marathon |
| Club: | MKL Toruń |
| Coach: | Zbigniew Nadolski |
Karolina Jarzyńska-Nadolska (born September 6, 1981 in Oleśnica) is a Polish long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 36th with a time of 2:30:57.[2]
She also represented her country at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, but did not finish the marathon distance. She took a career break from mid-2014 to late-2015 to have a child and returned to competition in late 2015.[3]
Jarzyńska set a Polish record for the event in 2013 by winning the Łódź Marathon in a time of 2:26:44 hours.[4]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 14th | 10,000 m | 35:20.92 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | Marathon | DNF | |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Nanning, China | 17th | Half marathon | 1:12:36 | ||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 36th | Marathon | 2:30:57 | |
| World Half Marathon Championships | Kavarna, Bulgaria | 20th | Half marathon | 1:13:45 | ||
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 15th | 10,000 m | 32:54.15 | |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 13th | 10,000 m | 32:40.98 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Sapporo, Japan | 14th | Marathon | 2:32:04 | |