| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Poland |
| Born | 3 September 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| College team | Oregon Ducks |
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Klaudia Kazimierska (born 3 September 2001) is a Polish track and field athlete who competes as a middle-distance runner. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games over 1500 metres. [1] [2]
Kazimierska is from Wloclawek, Poland. [3] [4] [5] She began to compete collegiately for the Oregon Ducks in the United States, from 2022. [6] [7]
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 in Győr, Hungary. [8] The following year, she was a bronze medalist at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in the 1500 metres, held at the same venue in Hungary, running a time of 4:22.90. [9]
In June 2024, she placed third overall at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running a time of 4:08.22 to finish behind winner Maia Ramsden and second place runner Kimberley May. [10] Later that month, she won the Polish Athletics Championships 1500 metres national title with a time of 4:10.29 in Bydgoszcz. [11] She qualified for the 1500 metres race at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, in August 2024, with a best time in 2024 of 4:01.89. She finished in tenth place overall in the final, with a new personal best time of 4:00.12. [12]
In October 2024, Kazimierska signed an NIL deal with Nike alongside fellow Oregon teammates Matti Erickson and Maddy Elmore. [13]
She missed the 2025 indoor season with a hip injury, but returned to action in April 2025 at the Oregon Team Invitational held at Hayward Field, winning both the 800 metres and 1500 metres races at the meet. [14] She qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025. [15] She competed for Poland in the 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid on 29 June 2025. [16] In September 2025, she was a finalist over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing seventh in a personal best time of 3:57.95. [17] [18]