| 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]
Lizakowska graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Gdańsk. [2]
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]
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 qualified from the ranking for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. In the semifinals of the 1500m run she broke the national record but did not qualify for the final as she finished on seventh place.
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. [12]
| 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 |
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