Agnieszka Mierzejewska, née Ciołek (born 22 October 1985 in

Zaklików Zaklików () is a town in Poland, located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Stalowa Wola County (since 1999). It is located SSE of Warsaw and from Lublin. For about 300 years of its early history Zaklików was incorporated as a city, but it lo ...

) is a Polish

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. At the

2016 European Athletics Championships The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon compet ...

she finished 9th in the women's half marathon. She won the 2016 Polish national championship in the marathon, but came two minutes and four sections shy of selection to compete in the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. She finished second overall in the race, but was the top finishing Pole. She finished 8th at the

2016 Chicago Marathon The 2016 Chicago Marathon was the 39th edition of the marathon race in Chicago, Illinois, United States and was held October 9. Over 37,000 runners took part in the marathon. Florence Kiplagat of Kenya defended her women's title with a winning tim ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mierzejewska, Agnieszka Living people Polish female long-distance runners Polish female marathon runners 1985 births People from Stalowa Wola County 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women