Marta Pihan-Kulesza

Marta Pihan-Kulesza (Polish pronunciation: ; born 23 July 1987) is a Polish artistic gymnast. She represented her country at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is a 12-time Polish all-around champion (2004–2005, 2007–2010, 2012–2014, 2018, 2020, 2024) and a multiple-time World Cup medalist.

Personal life Marta Pihan was born on 23 July 1987 in Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. She has been married to fellow gymnast Roman Kulesza since 2009.

Career Pihan-Kulesza became the Polish all-around champion nine times – in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

2017 to 2020 In 2017, she gave birth to her daughter, Jagna. At the end of the year, she came back to training and made a comeback at the 2018 Polish Cup, where she took the all-around gold. At the end of June, she won her 9th national all-around title at the Polish Championships in Gdańsk. She competed at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, however, she failed to make any finals.

In 2019, she competed at the 2019 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in her hometown, but mistakes in qualifications did not allow her to compete in any of the finals.

In November 2020, Marta won her 11th national all-around title at the Polish Championships in Kraków. Due to the scandal of the Polish Gymnastics Federation failing to pay back the money it owes to the European Gymnastics after hosting the 2019 European Championships, Poland was banned from competing at any international sports events organized by the continental union,