Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Current Residence: Redwood City, Calif.
Family: Married to Mehmet Yorukoglu
Hobbies: Hiking, sewing, embroidery and photography
Languages: Italian and Polish
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 4
Current World Ranking: No. 61
Olympic Teams: 2016
Senior World Championship Teams: 2015
Pan American Games Teams: 2015 (Gold - Team)
A 2015 Senior World Championship Team Member, Trzopek was a part of the gold medal-winning team at the 2015 Pan American Games. In 2016, she accomplished her goal of competing for the United States at the Olympic Games, helping the women’s epee team to a fifth-place finish.

Personal

Katarzyna Trzopek grew up in Poland, becoming an accomplished junior fencer before coming to the United States to fence at Penn State. As a Nittany Lion, Trzopek won two national championships, placing first in the women’s epee competition in 2003 and 2006. In 2006, Trzopek graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy.

Results

2016:

Fifth - Olympic Games (Team)
17th - Pan American Championships
53rd - Buenos Aires World Cup
60th - Legnano World Cup

2015:

Gold - Pan American Games (Team)
Seventh - Pan American Games (Individual)
21st - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
24th - January North American Cup (Division I)
37th - Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
53rd - Johannesburg World Cup

2014:

Gold - October North American Cup (Division I)
Bronze - December North American Cup (Division I)
13th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
25th - July North American Cup (Division I)

2006:

Gold - NCAA Championships

2003:

Gold - NCAA Championships

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