Lidia Chojecka

Polish middle-distance runner

Lidia Chojecka
Chojecka in 2007
Personal information
Born (1977-01-25) 25 January 1977 (age 47)
Siedlce, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 metres, 3000 metres
Retired2013
Chojecka (center) races in the 1500 m final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, with Nataliya Tobias (L) and Yuliya Fomenko (R).

Lidia Chojecka-Leandro (born 25 January 1977)[1] is a retired Polish middle- and long-distance runner who mainly competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She won bronze medals in the 1500 m at the 1997 and 1999 World Indoor Championships, and for the 3000 m at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. Chojecka is a six-time European Indoor Championships medallist in the 1500 m and 3000 m events, earning three golds and three silvers. She took the double at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, becoming the first runner, male or female, to win both events at the same championships. She had been one of the most consistent middle-distance runners in Europe throughout the 1990s, and finished fifth and sixth in back-to-back Olympic 1500 m finals in 2000 and 2004.[2]

As a 18-year old, Chojecka won the 1500 m at the 1995 European Under-20 Championships. She placed second in the event at the 1997 European U23 Championships to take gold two years later. As of 2022 Chojecka held eight Polish national records in distances ranging from 1000 to 5000 metres (1000 m indoor, 1500 m out and indoor, one mile indoor, 2000 m, 3000 m out and indoor and 5000 m). She won five Polish outdoor (1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m) and 13 indoor (800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m) titles.[1]

Her husband and former coach is a Gabonese-born runner, Jean-Marc Léandro.[3]

Achievements

Personal bests

National titles

International competitions

Representing  Poland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 7th 1500 m 4:18.70
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 1st 1500 m 4:17.29
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 5th 1500 m 4:11.36
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 1500 m 4:06.25
European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 2nd 1500 m 4:14.70
Universiade Catania, Italy 3rd 1500 m 4:12.38
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd 1500 m 4:14.93
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 1500 m 4:15.00
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 3rd 1500 m 4:05.86
European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 1500 m 4:07.86
World Championships Seville, Spain 9th 1500 m 4:05.55
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium – 1500 m DNF
2nd 3000 m 8:42.42
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 5th 1500 m 4:06.42
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 1500 m 4:06.70
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 4th Mile 4:39.96
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 9th 1500 m 4:10.56
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th (h) 1500 m 4:10.51
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 1500 m 4:10.32
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 6th 1500 m 3:59.27
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 1500 m 4:06.62
2nd 3000 m 8:39.16
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st 3000 m 8:43.76
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 3rd 3000 m 8:42.59
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 1500 m 4:01.43
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 6th 1500 m 4:07.20
World Cup Athens, Greece 5th 1500 m 4:06.52
2nd 3000 m 8:39.69
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 1500 m 4:05.13
1st 3000 m 8:43.25
World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th 1500 m 4:08.64
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 31st (h) 1500 m 4:19.57
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 6th 1500 m 4:15.90
– 3000 m DNF
World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 1500 m 4:07.17
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 11th 3000 m 9:07.80
European Championships Barcelona, Spain – 5000 m DNF
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd 3000 m 8:58.30
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th 3000 m 8:56.86
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 25th (h) 1500 m 4:20.66

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lidia CHOJECKA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Chojecka does the double in Birmingham". European Athletics. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Lekkoatletyczne HME: Złoto Kszczota i Rogowskiej". Interia Sport (in Polish). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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