| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Poland |
| Born | 2 November 1998 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 1500m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m 2:04.56 (Gdansk, 2023) 1500m 4:07.97 (Ostrava, 2023) 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]
Lizakowdska graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Gdańsk. [2]
In 2015, Lizakowdska 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 3km 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]
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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