Kamila Zhuk ( Polish. Kamila Żuk ; November 18, 1997, Sokolovsko , gmina Meroszów , Lower Silesian Voivodeship ) - Polish biathlete , two-time world champion among juniors, prize-winner of the European championship among juniors, participant of the World Cup in the national team of Poland.
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general information | |
Full name | Kamila Żuk |
Citizenship | Poland |
Date of Birth | November 18, 1997 (21 years) |
Place of Birth | Sokolovsko, Lower Silesian Voivodeship , Poland |
Accommodation | Duszniki Zdroj , Poland |
Height Weight | 164/55 |
Family status | Single |
Overall accuracy | 74.3 |
Career
She graduated from the Public Gymnasium. Kislovsky in Meroszów and the School of Sportsmanship in the city of Duszniki Zdroj , in favor of the club MKS Duszniki Zdrój. Previously, she played for the UKS Sokołowsko club, the coaches were Lydia Turkovich and the former biathlete of the Polish team Slawomir Foris [1] . Her idol in the sport calls Justina Kovalchyk [2] .
Junior career
Repeatedly she became the winner of the championship and stages of the Polish Cup in biathlon and summer biathlon in the younger age categories.
In 2015, she won the sprint and the pursuit race at the XXI All-Polish Winter Sports Olympics (among athletes under 19) [3] [4] , was the second in the relay and the third in the individual race. In 2016 at the same competition she performed among the sportswomen under the age of 21, won the sprint [5] , became the second in the pursuit race and the third in the individual race.
Participates in international competitions since 2015. At the World Junior Championships in Raubichi she took the 13th place in the sprint, and in the pursuit and individual race she was unsuccessful. The following year, in the world championship in Keila-Gradishtejn, she took 11th place in the sprint, 29th in the pursuit and 28th in the individual race, and in the relay the Polish team finished fifth.
At the junior championship in Otepää, in the 2017/18 season, she won 2 gold medals in the sprint and individual race, as well as one silver medal in the pursuit race. And in Brezhno-Osrblie in the season 2018/19 won a silver medal in the sprint.
At the Junior European Championship 2016 in Pokljuka, twice in the top 10: was the sixth in the sprint and the eighth in the pursuit. In the 2016/17 season in Nové Mesto, she took 3rd place in the sprint.
She also took part in the World Junior Summer Biathlon Championships 2015, where she occupied the 15th place twice and the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival, where due to inaccurate sprint shooting she took the 56th place, and in the pursuit race she rose to 32 -e Repeatedly won and won prizes at the Baltic Cup youth competitions [6] [7] .
Adult Careers
In the Polish Championship 2015, she won a bronze medal in the relay, the team from Duszniki Zdroj finished third among four participants [8] . At the same tournament took 11th place in the sprint and 14th - in the mass start.
In November 2015, she made her debut at the IBU Cup at the first stage of the 2015/16 season in Swedish Idre , taking 48th place in the sprint. The best result of the Beetle in the IBU Cup is the 17th place in the sprint at the stage in Martella in March 2016. In the overall IBU Cup 2015/16 ranked 93rd place with 38 points.
In December 2015, she made her debut in the World Cup at the stage in Pokljuka , where she took 75th place in the sprint [9] . In total, in the 2015/16 season, she participated in two World Cup races; she did not score points.
In the season 2018/19 in the sprint of Salt Lake City showed its best result at the World Cup stages in 6th place.
Notes
- ↑ Punktowanym miejscem żegna puchar nasza zawodniczka
- ↑ NAGRODY BURMISTR ZA WYBITNE OSIĄGNIĘCIA SPORTOWE
- ↑ Ogólnopolska Olimpiada Młodzieży. SPRINT - JUNIORKI MŁODSZE
- ↑ Ogólnopolska Olimpiada Młodzieży. BIEG POŚCIGOWY - JUNIORKI MŁODSZE
- Ż ŻUK I PENAR NAJLEPSI PIERWSZEGO DNIA OOM
- ↑ DRUGI DZIEŃ BALTIC CUP
- ↑ ŻUK NAJLEPSZA W OSTERUND
- ↑ MISTRZOSTWA POLSKI SENIORÓW i MŁODZIEŻOWCÓW Szklarska Poręba - Jakuszyce 03-20.03.2015 WYNIKI OFICJALNE BIEG SZTAFETOWY - SENIORKI 4x6km
- ↑ ŻUK JAK CYL
Links
- Beetle, Camila - profile on the IBU website (English)
- Profile biathlon.pl
- Profile biathlon.com.ua