Weronika Lizakowska
Personal information | |
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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]
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 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.
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.[12]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
References
- ^ "Weronika Lizakowska". World Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Gac, Artur. "The Pole put on a real show! "I wanted to take dirty advantage of my friends"". interia.pl.
- ^ "WERONIKA LIZAKOWSKA IS POLISH CHAMPION!". Koscierzyna24. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Wajer, Maciej. "Weronika Lizakowska at the European Championships in Italy". Fziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Wajer, Maciej (18 July 2017). "Weronika Lizakowska at the European Championships". Fziennikbaltycki.pl. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Lehmann, Ania (27 March 2018). "Weronika Lizakowska with gold at the Polish Academic Championships". koscierski.info. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Weronika Lizakowska is the bronze medalist of the Polish Championships in the 10 km run". Koscierski.info. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Lizakowska's very good 1500 m run in Ostrava. A Polish woman's personal record". sport.tvp. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weronika Lizakowska takes fourth place at the Summer Universiade in China!". Koscierzyna24.info. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "LIZAKOWSKA BLISKA PUNKTÓW DO RANKINGU OLIMPIJSKIEGO PODCZAS MŚ W BIEGACH ULICZNYCH W RYDZE". pzla.pl. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Mateusz, Mateusz (March 2, 2023). "Unusual work by the Polish representative. She earns extra money this way even during training camps". sportowefakty. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links
- Weronika Lizakowska at World Athletics
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