Lisa Lilja (born 22 November 1996) is a Swedish

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er specializing in the

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and

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. She is a three-time

Swedish Athletics Championships The Swedish Athletics Championships ( sv, Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swedish Athletics Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Sweden.

winner and two-time Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships titleholder.

Biography

Lilja was initially an

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player for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo, but in 2015 she switched to the

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and the following year she moved to the United States with her boyfriend Thobias Montler, a Swedish long jumper. They joined the

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track and field team in

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in 2016, competing in the

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(NAIA). At the 2018 Swedish Athletics Championships, Lilja won her first senior national title in the 200 metres, which she then backed up by winning the

2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships The 2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships ( sv, Svenska inomhusmästerskapen i friidrott 2019) was the 54th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for Sweden. It was held on 16 and 17 February at the Stadium Arena ...

the following year. In 2023, Lilja switched her club from

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. H ...

to Ullevi FK under new coach Erik Olsson (coach of

Carl Bengtström Carl Bengtström (born 13 January 2000) is a Swedish athlete in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth in the final and narrowly missing a medal. He got bronze ...

), to focus primarily on the

instead of the 100 and 200 metres she had previously specialized in. The switch was successful, as she won the 2023 Swedish championships later that season.

Statistics

Personal bests

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lilja, Lisa Living people 1996 births Swedish female sprinters 21st-century Swedish people Keiser Seahawks Swedish women's footballers IF Limhamn Bunkeflo players