Patrycja Bereznowska

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Patrycja Bereznowska (born 17 October 1975) is a Polish long-distance runner who specializes in 24-hour running.

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Competitions

As of August 2019, she has completed thirteen 24-hour runs and won the IAU 24 Hour World Championship and IAU 24 Hour European Championship, both individually and in a team. [1] She ran her first half-marathon in 2008 and her first ultramarathon in 2013. [1]

In 2015, in Turin, she won a bronze medal in the team competition as part of the IAU 24 Hour World Championship (together with Aleksandra Niwińska and Agata Matejczuk; she placed fifth individually). [2] She also won silver medals both individually and in the team competition in the European Championship. [2] A year later, in Albi, in the IAU 24 Hour European Championship, she won a silver medal individually and a gold medal in the team competition (together with Agata Matejczuk and Milena Grabska-Grzegorczyk). [3] In 2017, she won a gold medal individually and a silver medal with her team in the IAU 24 Hour World Championship in Belfast. [4] In 2019, she won a bronze medal individually and a silver medal with her team during the World Championship in Albi. [4]

She beat the 24-hour run unofficial world record twice (there are no official world records in this competition): in 2017 in Belfast with a result of 259,991 meters and in the Athens – Sparta ultramarathon Spartathlon (246 km) in 2017 with the time of 24:48:18. [1]

Bereznowska won gold many times in the Polish Championship for the 24 Hour Run – in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. [4] She won silver in the same competition in 2013 and in 2020. [4]

In 2019, she became the first Polish woman to participate in the Badwater Ultramarathon. [5] She won the women's category and came second overall, only behind Yoshihiko Ishikawa of Japan, with a time of 24:13:24. [5]

She also competes in other kinds of runs including marathons, half-marathons, military runs in with all the equipment, uniform, and a 10 kg backpack, and obstacle racing. [1]

Personal life

Patrycja Bereznowska is a graduate of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. [6] In 2005, she obtained a doctoral degree in agricultural sciences in the field of animal science with a thesis entitled "Assessment of the Impact of Horse Exploitation and the Conditions of Running Long-Distance Rallies on the Obtained Results." [7]

She worked as a horse-riding instructor and competed professionally before she became an ultramarathon runner. [6] She still trains horses and riders for a living. [1]

Her hobbies outside of horses and running are Tai chi, cooking, and gardening. [1]

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