Weronika Lizakowska

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Weronika Lizakowska
Personal information
Nationality Poland
Born (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25)
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]

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Early life

Lizakowska graduated with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Gdańsk. [2]

Career

Junior career

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]

Senior career

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 competed in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, running personal best times in her heat and semi-final, without advancing to the final. [12]

Personal life

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. [13]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 14th (h)1500 m4:27.21
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 18th (h)1500 m 4:23.57
World University Games Chengdu, China 4th1500 m 4:17.77
World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia 13thMile (road) 4:37.04
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (h)1500 m 4:10.50
Olympic Games Paris, France 7th (sf)1500 m 3:57.31

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References

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  4. ↑ Wajer, Maciej. "Weronika Lizakowska at the European Championships in Italy". Fziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Wajer, Maciej (18 July 2017). "Weronika Lizakowska at the European Championships". Fziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Lehmann, Ania (27 March 2018). "Weronika Lizakowska with gold at the Polish Academic Championships". koscierski.info. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Weronika Lizakowska is the bronze medalist of the Polish Championships in the 10 km run". Koscierski.info. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Lizakowska's very good 1500 m run in Ostrava. A Polish woman's personal record". sport.tvp. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Rusiecki, Rafał (23 February 2023). "Four players from Pomerania in the Polish national team for the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul, March 2-5, 2023". Koscierzyna.naszemiasto.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Weronika Lizakowska takes fourth place at the Summer Universiade in China!". Koscierzyna24.info. 11 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "LIZAKOWSKA BLISKA PUNKTÓW DO RANKINGU OLIMPIJSKIEGO PODCZAS MŚ W BIEGACH ULICZNYCH W RYDZE". pzla.pl. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Women's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Mateusz, Mateusz (2 March 2023). "Unusual work by the Polish representative. She earns extra money this way even during training camps". sportowefakty. Retrieved 25 October 2023.


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