Weronika Lizakowska
Polish athlete (born 1998)
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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 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][13]
She finished ninth in the 1500 metres in May 2025 at the 2025 Doha Diamond League.[14] She represented Poland at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in June 2025.[15] In September 2025, she was a semi-finalist over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[16][17]
In August, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, placing ninth in the final of the 1500 metres.[18]
Personal life
International competitions
| 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 |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 7th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:57.31 | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 6th | 1500 m | 4:09.64 |
| 10th | 3000 m | 9:06.84 | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:03.39 | |
| 2026 | European Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th | 1500 m | 4:11.81 |
