Women
POL
Natalia Czerwonka
POL- Date of birth20 Oct 1988
- Height177 CM
- ProfessionBusiness Owner
- HometownTomaszów Mazowiecki
- Place of birthLubin
- Start skating Club She took up the sport at age 10 in Lubin, Poland. KS Arena Lodowa Tomaszow Mazowiecki: Poland
- HobbiesWatching movies, reading, cooking. (Facebook page, 15 Nov 2018)
- LanguagesEnglish, Polish
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2014 she was presented with the Officer's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta in Poland. (prezydent.pl, 03 Apr 2014)
In 2010 she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in Poland. (nataliaczerwonka.pl, 03 Feb 2011)
In 2010 she received the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in Poland. (nataliaczerwonka.pl, 03 Feb 2011)
"Winners never quit, quitters never win." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018)
Polish cross-country skier Justyna Kowalczyk, Polish swimmer Otylia Jedrzejczak, Polish racing driver Robert Kubica. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018, 23 Nov 2019)
Her parents, and coach Arkadiusz Skoneczny. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2019)
In August 2014 she suffered a head injury and broken vertebrae after colliding with a tractor while training on her bicycle. She had been attending a training camp in Spala, Poland, when the accident occurred. She was unable to compete for the rest of the year. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018; wp.pl, 03 Dec 2014; eurosport.onet.pl, 04 Aug 2014)
Winning silver in team pursuit at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 23 Nov 2019)
VOLUNTEER WORK
In April 2020 she and fellow Polish speed skater Andzelika Wojcik began working as volunteers to help deliver grocery shopping to elderly people in Lubin, Poland, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. "I don't have lots of money to help, but it's possible to help in another way. First my brother got involved and then I also wanted to do something to help. Together with Andzelika Wojcik, we enrolled in a volunteer project organised by the city hall. I am proud of this experience and that we could help others." (onet.pl, 14 Apr 2020; tvp.pl, 08 Apr 2020; przegladsportowy.pl, 09 Apr 2020)
ACADEMY
In 2017 she launched the Natalia Czerwonka Academy of Sports Development in Lubin, Poland. "My next dream came true and I am very happy that I can promote it and give my name to it. I am extremely proud that I can be a role model and give motivation to young skaters. The athletes from the academy are my greatest motivation to work hard. I can give them an active example to follow." (polsatsport.pl, 05 Apr 2021; lubin.naszemiasto.pl, 28 Aug 2017; sp7lubin.pl, 03 Apr 2020)
In April 2020 she and fellow Polish speed skater Andzelika Wojcik began working as volunteers to help deliver grocery shopping to elderly people in Lubin, Poland, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. "I don't have lots of money to help, but it's possible to help in another way. First my brother got involved and then I also wanted to do something to help. Together with Andzelika Wojcik, we enrolled in a volunteer project organised by the city hall. I am proud of this experience and that we could help others." (onet.pl, 14 Apr 2020; tvp.pl, 08 Apr 2020; przegladsportowy.pl, 09 Apr 2020)
ACADEMY
In 2017 she launched the Natalia Czerwonka Academy of Sports Development in Lubin, Poland. "My next dream came true and I am very happy that I can promote it and give my name to it. I am extremely proud that I can be a role model and give motivation to young skaters. The athletes from the academy are my greatest motivation to work hard. I can give them an active example to follow." (polsatsport.pl, 05 Apr 2021; lubin.naszemiasto.pl, 28 Aug 2017; sp7lubin.pl, 03 Apr 2020)
She was encouraged to try the sport at school, and found she enjoyed it. Her parents thought it was a good idea, and took her to a sports centre where she joined a skating class.