Personal information | |
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Nationality | Poland |
Born | 3 September 2001 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance running |
College team | Oregon Ducks |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800m 2:00.23 (Los Angeles, 2024) 1500m 4:00.12 (Paris, 2024) |
Klaudia Kazimierska (born 3 September 2001) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes as a middle-distance runner. [1] [2]
Kazimierska is from Wloclawek, Poland. [3] [4] [5] She competes collegiately for the Oregon Ducks. [6]
In 2017, she became a silver medalist at the European Youth Olympic Festival in the 1500 metres race with a time of 4:23.17. [7]
In 2024, she qualified for the 1500 metres race at the 2024 Summer Olympics with a time of 4:01.89 and finished 10th in the final with her personal best of 4:00.12. [8]
In October 2024 Kazimierska signed an NIL deal with Nike along side fellow Oregon teammates Matti Erickson and Maddy Elmore. [9]
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