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Natalia Kaczmarek

Polish athlete

Born
January 17, 1998
Age in 2026
28
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1998

About Natalia Kaczmarek

Natalia Bukowiecka (née Kaczmarek; born 17 January 1998) is a Polish sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She is a three-time Olympic Games medallist and won the gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Bukowiecka is also a World Championships silver medallist, European Championships gold and silver medallist and European Games silver medallist in the 400 metres, and a World Indoor Championships silver and bronze medallist, two-time World Relays silver medallist, European Championships gold and silver medallist and European Indoors Championships bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Bukowiecka holds the Polish national record in the 300 m and 400 m both outdoors and indoors, and the 4 × 400 m relay and mixed 4 × 400 m relay outdoors. Running in the heats as part of the women's 4 × 400 metres relays, Bukowiecka won the silver medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships and a gold at the 2018 European Championships. Besides women's 4 × 400 metres relay victory she won the individual 400 metres event. In May 2022, she won 400 m race at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, smashing her previous personal best with a time of 50.16 seconds, the second-fastest mark on the Polish all-time list.

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Natalia Kaczmarek timeline

  1. Running in the heats as part of the women's 4 × 400 metres relays, Bukowiecka won the silver medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships and a gold at the 2018 European Championships.
  2. She is a three-time Olympic Games medallist and won the gold medal in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay and the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
  3. In May 2022, she won 400 m race at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, smashing her previous personal best with a time of 50.16 seconds, the second-fastest mark on the Polish all-time list.

The world when Natalia Kaczmarek was born

Natalia Kaczmarek was born in 1998. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1998

  • #1 song"Too Close" – Next
  • Top movieShakespeare in Love
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookA Man in Full – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark McGwire hits 70 home runs, breaking Roger Maris's record
  • Top headlinePresident Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
  • Technology milestoneGoogle founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Defining fadFurby
  • Notable inventionGoogle founded
  • World population5.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population270.2M

1998 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Natalia Kaczmarek's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19982026
Gas$1.06$3.45/gal
Average home$128,400$435,000
Average income$48,950$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population270.2M341 million

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