Kamila Żuk

{{Short description|Polish biathlete (born 1997)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wałbrzych, Poland

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| disciplines = Biathlon

| club = AZS-AWF Katowice

| wcdebut = 2017

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{{MedalSport|Women's biathlon}}

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Duszniki-Zdrój|Pursuit}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Otepää|12.5 km individual}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Otepää|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Silver|2018 Otepää|10 km pursuit}}

{{Medal|Silver|2019 Osrblie|7.5 km sprint}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior European Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Nové Město|sprint}}

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Kamila Żuk (born 18 November 1997) is a Polish biathlete. She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.{{cite web | url =https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3015238-kamila-zuk.htm | title =Athlete Profile: Kamila ŻUK - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games | date = | website =pyeongchang2018.com | publisher = | author = | access-date =4 March 2018 | archive-date =5 March 2018 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063156/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3015238-kamila-zuk.htm | url-status =dead }} and 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's individual Biathlon.{{Cite web |title=Kamila ZUK |url=https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1034947-kamila-zuk.htm |work=Beijing 2022 Olympics |access-date=2022-03-05 |archive-date=2022-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305213840/https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/biathlon/athlete-profile-n1034947-kamila-zuk.htm |url-status=dead }}

Career

Żuk debuted at 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang in 2x6km Women + 2x7.5 km Men mixed relay and finished on 16th place.{{cite web|url =http://www.olimpijski.pl/pl/pyeongchang2018/t/682,1299,biathlon.html | title =Polska Reprezentacja Olimpijska - Biathlon | date = | website =olimpijski.pl | publisher =PKOL | author= | access-date = 4 March 2018}}

On March 1, 2018, as the first Polish biathlete, she won the title of Junior World Champion in the 12,5 km individual competition with a winning time more than 3 minutes ahead of the 2nd place Biathlete.{{cite web|url =http://www.sport.pl/zimowe/7,64996,23085921,biathlon-kamila-zuk-mistrzynia-swiata-juniorek-w-biathlonie.html | title =Biathlon. Kamila Żuk mistrzynią świata juniorek! | date =1 March 2018 | website =sport.pl | publisher = | author=Piotr Majchrzak| access-date = 4 March 2018}}{{cite web|url =https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/kamila-zuk-dominates-in-junior-women-s-individual | title =Kamila Zuk and Igor Malinovski Win Junior Individuals | date =1 March 2018 | website =biathlonworld.com | publisher =IBU | author= | access-date = 4 March 2018}} Two days later, she claimed another gold medal, this time in 7.5 km sprint ahead of Czech Markéta Davidová and French Myrtille Bègue.{{cite web|url =http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/kamila-zuk-takes-win-in-junior-women-s-sprint | title =Kamila Zuk and Vasilii Tomshin Win Junior Sprint Gold Medals | date =3 March 2018 | website =biathlonworld.com | publisher =IBU | author= | access-date = 4 March 2018}} On March 4, 2018, Żuk added silver medal to her achievements from 2018 Junior World Championships in 10 km pursuit, losing only to Czech Davidová at a loss 28.1 sec.{{cite web|url =http://www.polsatsport.pl/wiadomosc/2018-03-04/kolejny-medal-zuk-w-mistrzostwach-swiata-juniorek/ | title =Kolejny medal Żuk w mistrzostwach świata juniorek! | date =4 March 2018 | website =polsatsport.pl | publisher =Polsat Sport | author= | access-date = 4 March 2018}}

Results

=Olympic Games=

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!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

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align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|South Korea}} 2018 Pyeongchang}}

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| 16th

align=left |{{nowrap|{{flagicon|China}} 2022 Beijing}}

|36th

|53rd

|DNS

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|14th

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=World Championships=

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!Event

!style="width:70px;"|Individual

!style="width:70px;"|Sprint

!style="width:70px;"|Pursuit

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align=left |{{flagicon|SWE}} 2019 Östersund

|48th

|46th

|36th

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|7th

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align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} 2020 Antholz84th58thDNS7th17th18th
align="left" |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2021 Pokljuka59th29th47th6th24th26th
align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} 2023 Oberhof

|50th

|56th

|52nd

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|9th

|22nd

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=Youth/Junior World Championships=

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align=left |{{flagicon|BLR}} 2015 Raubichi-Minsk

| 50th

| 13th

| 58th

| 9th

align=left |{{flagicon|ROU}} 2016 Cheile Grădiştei

| 28th

| 11th

| 29th

| 5th

align=left |{{flagicon|SVK}} 2017 Osrblie

| 49th

| 27th

| 10th

| 10th

align=left |{{flagicon|EST}} 2018 Otepää

| style="background:gold;"|Gold

| style="background:gold;"|Gold

| style="background:silver;"|Silver

| 5th

=Youth/Junior European Championships=

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align=left |{{flagicon|SLO}} 2016 Pokljuka

| 37th

| 6th

| 8th

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align=left |{{flagicon|CZE}} 2017 Nové Město

| 8th

| style="background:#cfaa88;"|Bronze

| 12th

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References

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