A historic success for a WSG student. Roksana Słupek won the gold medal and the title of European champion in the sprint triathlon. This is the first-ever gold medal for the Polish national team in this event at the European Championships.
Roksana Słupek, a student at the University of Economy, has once again confirmed her place among the world’s top triathletes. At the European Championships held in Elbląg, she won the gold medal in the sprint distance, making her mark in the history of Polish triathlon.
The sprint triathlon is an extremely demanding event, combining a 750-metre swim, a 20-kilometre cycle and a 5-kilometre run. Victory depends not only on performance in each of the three disciplines, but also on the ability to transition smoothly between them and to pace oneself effectively over the entire distance.
Roksana began the competition with the swimming stage, after which she was in 24th place, more than 20 seconds behind the leader. On the cycling course, she steadily made up ground, joining the leading group. The run proved decisive – with a time of 16:31, the Polish athlete was the fastest in the final stage of the competition and built up a comfortable lead over her rivals.
| Medal | Name | Country | Time |
| 🥇 | Roksana Słupek
|
Poland | 1:00:31 |
| 🥈 | Ambre Grasset | France | 1:00:46 |
| 🥉 | Lea Houart
|
France | 1:00:47 |
The victory in Elbląg is histori. It is the first-ever gold medal for the Polish national team at the European Triathlon Championships in the sprint distance.
For Roksana Słupek, this is yet another success in her illustrious sporting career. She represented Poland at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, finishing 13th – the best result in the history of Polish triathlon at the Olympic Games. She is also a multiple medallist and Polish champion.
We warmly congratulate Roksana on this exceptional achievement and wish her further success on the world’s triathlon circuits.
In my opinion, the theme of ‘making up for lost ground’ works even better here than it does with rowers. It’s something that builds excitement. The reader sees that she was only 24th after the swim, then caught up with the leaders on the bike and won the run. It sounds like a complete sports story, not just a press release about a medal won. It is precisely this sort of narrative that reads best on a university’s website.
