Lidia Chojecka-Leandro (born 25 January 1977) is a retired Polish middle- and

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who mainly competed in the

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and

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. She won bronze medals in the 1500 m at the

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and 1999 World Indoor Championships, and for the 3000 m at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. Chojecka is a six-time

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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. 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

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(1000 m indoor, 1500 m out and indoor,

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indoor, 2000 m, 3000 m out and indoor and

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). She won five Polish outdoor (1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m) and 13 indoor (800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m) titles. Her husband and former coach is a Gabonese-born runner, Jean-Marc Léandro.

Achievements

Personal bests

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– 1:59.97 (

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1999) ** 800 metres indoor – 1:59.99 (

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1999) *

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– 2:42.89 ( Sopot 1994) ** 1000 metres indoor – 2:36.97 ( Liévin 2003) *

– 3:59.22 (

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2000) ** 1500 metres indoor – 4:03.58 (

2003) *

One mile The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

– 4:25.18 (

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1998) ** One mile indoor – 4:24.44 (

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2000) *

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– 5:38.44 (

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2009) *

– 8:31.69 (

2002) ** 3000 metres indoor – 8:38.21 (

2007) *

– 15:04.88 (

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2002) *

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– 32:55.10 (

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2007)

National titles

Polish Athletics Championships The Polish Athletics Championships ( pl, Mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association (PZLA), which serves as the Polish national championship for the sp ...

** 1500 m: 1999, 2000, 2002 ** 5000 m: 2011 ** 10,000 m: 2007 *

Polish Indoor Athletics Championships The Polish Indoor Athletics Championships ( pl, Halowe mistrzostwa Polski seniorów w lekkoatletyce) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Polish Athletic Association, which serves as the national championship for the spo ...

** 800 m: 1999, 2004 ** 1500 m: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009 ** 3000 m: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007

International competitions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chojecka, Lidia 1977 births Living people Polish female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Poland People from Siedlce Sportspeople from Masovian Voivodeship Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Poland Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games 20th-century Polish women 21st-century Polish women