CHABEL Monika

Date of Birth: 10 May 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: BYDGOSZCZ

Birth Country:

Poland

Place of residence : POZNAN

Residence Country:

Poland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Women's Four POL Poland	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Four Heat 1 #43	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Four Repechage 1 #75	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Women's Four Final A #101	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	4x
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3

World Championships

Year	Location	4-	4x
2019	Linz, AUT	4	-
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	5	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	2	-
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	-	4

European Championships

Year	Location	4-
2021	Varese, ITA	9
2020	Poznan, POL	7
2019	Lucerne, SUI	3
2018	Glasgow, GBR	3

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Four	2021	Sabaudia, ITA	6:28.34
4	Four	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:40.46
6	Four	2018	Lucerne, SUI	6:39.84
6	Four	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:40.15
8	Four	2019	Rotterdam, NED	7:05.30
10	Four	2019	Poznan, POL	7:16.45
12	Four	2018	Linz, AUT	6:49.71

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Previous names:

Monika Ciaciuch

Football, swimming, dancing, reading fantasy books, watching fantasy movies, watching volleyball, spending time with family and friends. (worldrowing.com, 15 Nov 2015; wywiady24.blog.onet.pl, 12 Oct 2015)

Occupation:

Pedagogy, Speech Therapy and Hearing - Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, POL

Husband Wiktor Chabel

Languages spoken:

English, Polish

Bydgostia Bydgoszcz [Poland]

Michal Kozlowski [club, national], POL; Jakub Urban [national], POL

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Wiktor Chabel has represented Poland in rowing and competed in quadruple sculls at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also won silver in quadruple sculls at the 2019 World Championships in Linz, Austria. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Jun 2021; Facebook page, 01 Jun 2021)

2014 for Poland, European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia (Athlete, 29 Jul 2016)

She took up rowing in 2009 at age 17 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2016)

"I started by chance. In the third year of junior high school my physical education teacher took my class for competitions all around the river, more in fun than serious competition. I started with a friend in the canoe competition. Then a coach came to me and said he was looking for volunteers for a rowing class and I was suitable. I was unaware of the sport but made an appointment for the first workout." (wywiady24.blog.onet.pl, 12 Oct 2015)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (interia.pl, 24 Jun 2019)

Winning bronze in quadruple sculls at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Jun 2021; Pani Krol YouTube channel, 29 Jan 2020)

Her parents. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2016)

She has a small zebra teddy bear that she keeps in the boat with her. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2016)

She was honoured with the Silver Cross of Merit by the president of Poland in 2016. (prezydent.pl, 05 Oct 2016)

General Interest

General
ROWING COUPLE
She admits that she is more nervous when she watches her husband Wiktor Chabel competing in rowing than she is when she is participating in her own events. The pair met during a Polish national rowing training camp in Portugal, shortly after she had joined the national team, and got married in 2017. "When we are training we are totally separated and focused on our jobs, however sometimes during competitions I'm more stressed about his performance than mine. It was the case during the Olympic qualifier ahead of Rio in 2016." ( Pani Krol YouTube channel, 29 Jan 2020; plus.nowosci.com.pl, 24 Nov 2017; pztw.pl, 06 Nov 2017)

CHANGE OF BOAT
After winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in quadruple sculls, she switched boats and began competing in the coxless four. "I have always liked sweep rowing, so once I had the opportunity to switch I took it up immediately and I feel great with the change." (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jun 2021; interia.pl, 08 Sep 2017)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as a volunteer firefighter in Slesin, Poland. "When I was a child the fire brigade organised various games and activities for the local children. It was just for entertainment, but I was so impressed I joined as a volunteer. I mainly helped to handle situations after car accidents and natural disasters." (Facebook profile, 30 Jan 2020; pztw.pl, 01 Dec 2016, 01 Mar 2015)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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