Weronika Lizakowska
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Poland |
| Born | 2 November 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 1500m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m 2:02.91 (Schifflange, 2024) 1500m 3:57.31 (Paris, 2024) One Mile 4:28.62 (Bydgoszcz, 2023) One Mile Road 4:37.04 (Riga, 2023) |
Weronika Lizakowska (born 2 November 1998) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes as a middle-distance runner.[1]
Early life
[edit]Lizakowska graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Gdańsk.[2]
Career
[edit]Junior career
[edit]In 2015, Lizakowska took first place in the 1500m run at the 21st National Youth Olympics held in Łódź.[3] In 2016, she competed at the 2016 European Cross Country Championships that took place in Chia, Sardinia, Italy.[4] She was selected for the Polish team to compete in the 1500m at the European U20 Championships held in Grosseto, Italy in 2017.[5] She won gold over 3 km in 2018 at the Polish Academic Championships.[6]
Senior career
[edit]Competing for the Kościerzyna Student Sports Club, Remus Kościerzyna, she finished third at the Polish national championships in 2022 in the 10,000m.[7] In February 2023, she finished third in the Polish indoor national championships in Ostrava, running a new personal best.[8] Subsequently, she was selected for the Polish team to compete at the European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Istanbul.[9] In August 2023, she finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the University Games, held in Chengdu, China.[10]
In October 2023, she finished thirteenth at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, running 4:37.04 in the mile road race.[11]
She competed in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, running personal best times in her heat and semi-final, without advancing to the final.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Alongside her running career, she works part-time as a private mathematics teacher and by March 2023 was undertaking a master's degree in Pedagogy.[13]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Poland
| |||||
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 4:27.21 |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 18th (h) | 1500 m | 4:23.57 |
| World University Games | Chengdu, China | 4th | 1500 m | 4:17.77 | |
| World Road Running Championships | Riga, Latvia | 13th | Mile (road) | 4:37.04 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th (h) | 1500 m | 4:10.50 |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 7th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:57.31 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Weronika Lizakowska". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Gac, Artur. "The Pole put on a real show! "I wanted to take dirty advantage of my friends"". interia.pl.
- ^ "WERONIKA LIZAKOWSKA IS POLISH CHAMPION!". Koscierzyna24. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Wajer, Maciej. "Weronika Lizakowska at the European Championships in Italy". Fziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Wajer, Maciej (18 July 2017). "Weronika Lizakowska at the European Championships". Fziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Lehmann, Ania (27 March 2018). "Weronika Lizakowska with gold at the Polish Academic Championships". koscierski.info. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Weronika Lizakowska is the bronze medalist of the Polish Championships in the 10 km run". Koscierski.info. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Lizakowska's very good 1500 m run in Ostrava. A Polish woman's personal record". sport.tvp. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Rusiecki, Rafał (23 February 2023). "Four players from Pomerania in the Polish national team for the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, March 2-5, 2023". Koscierzyna.naszemiasto.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Weronika Lizakowska takes fourth place at the Summer Universiade in China!". Koscierzyna24.info. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "LIZAKOWSKA BLISKA PUNKTÓW DO RANKINGU OLIMPIJSKIEGO PODCZAS MŚ W BIEGACH ULICZNYCH W RYDZE". pzla.pl. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Mateusz, Mateusz (2 March 2023). "Unusual work by the Polish representative. She earns extra money this way even during training camps". sportowefakty. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Weronika Lizakowska at World Athletics
- Weronika Lizakowska at European Athletics
- Weronika Lizakowska at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Weronika Lizakowska at Olympics.com
- Weronika Lizakowska at the Polski Komitet Olimpijski (in Polish)
- Weronika Lizakowska at the Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki (in Polish)
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