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Date of Birth: 06/05/72
Place of Birth: Lask-Kolunna, Poland.
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 152 lbs
Years on National Team: 4
  A member of the eights team since 1997, Dorota Urbaniak feels the biggest challenge in rowing is the commitment to the sport. "You have to sacrifice other areas of your life," she said. "Whether it's personal or work-wise. I took a leave of absence from work for 18 months as a court officer. We've all gone through some tough times financially. However it's all been worth it."

 Urbaniak moved to Canada at age nine from Poland in a difficult procedure which required a stay over in Malmo, Sweden. Her parents didn't speak any English and rebuilt their careers and are both in real estate.

 "As a young child, I didn't see the transformation as much with the move," she said. "I have great childhood memories of Poland. But I returned in 1994 and it didn't feel like home anymore"


2000 Games
Sept. 24: Women's eight: Heather McDermid, Calgary; Heather Davis, Vancouver; Dorota Urbaniak, Toronto; Theresa Luke, 100 Mile House, B.C.; Emma Robinson, Winnipeg; Alison Korn, Nepean, Ont.; Laryssa Biesenthal, Walkerton, Ont.; Buffy Alexander, St. Catharines, and Lesley Thompson, London, Ont., won bronze in women's eights finals.
Sept. 20: Women's eight: Heather McDermid, Calgary; Heather Davis, Vancouver; Dorota Urbaniak, Toronto; Theresa Luke, 100 Mile House, B.C.; Emma Robinson, Winnipeg; Alison Korn, Nepean, Ont.; Laryssa Biesenthal, Walkerton, Ont.; Buffy Alexander, St. Catharines, and Lesley Thompson, London, Ont., placed second in repechage heat, advanced to final.
Sept. 18: Women's eight: Heather McDermid, Calgary; Heather Davis, Vancouver; Dorota Urbaniak, Toronto; Theresa Luke, 100 Mile House, B.C.; Emma Robinson, Winnipeg; Alison Korn, Nepean, Ont.; Laryssa Biesenthal, Walkerton, Ont.; Buffy Alexander, St. Catharines, and Lesley Thompson, London, Ont., were second in heat, dropped to repechage.

Photos
Canadian rowers show off their bronze medals
Canadian rowers wave from the podium
Dorota Urbaniak is embraced by Heather McDermid
Dorota Urbaniak, Theresa Luke and Emma Robinson
Dorota Urbaniak is kissed by fiancee Rob Makurat


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