Alicja Konieczek
Alicja Konieczek (born 2 November 1994) is a Polish Olympic runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[3] In 2020 she joined On Athletics Club sponsored by Swiss company On. She won the gold medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade and the Super League European Team Championships in Chorzow. Tokyo 2020 was her first Olympics, where she ran second fastest time of her career and took 20th place. in 2019, she participated at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar placing 28th.
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| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1994 Zbąszyń, Poland | |||||||||||||
| Education | Western State Colorado University[1] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Country |  Poland | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 metres steeplechase | |||||||||||||
| University team | Western State Mountaineers | |||||||||||||
| Club | Oś AZS Poznań (Poland) [2]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico) | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jacek Wosiek | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her younger sister Aneta is also a runner that currently is at the University of Oregon. She has multiply medals from the Polish Championships and a few Polish records in different age categories. Their older brother Dawid was also a runner that graduated from college in Colorado who has won several medals at the age National Championships and represented Poland internationally.
In January of 2022, Alicja has left the prestigious training group, On Athletics Club, in Boulder, Colorado that is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein.
EDUCATION In 2014, Alicja started at the Western Colorado University where she graduated in 2019 with an summa cum laude honors in Exercise Sport Science.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 21st (h) | 2000 m s'chase | 6:55.31 |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 21st (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 10:59.80 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 17th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:41.16 |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:41.46 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 28th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:44.96 | |
| 2021 | European Team Championships Super League | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:35.63 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:31.79 | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:15.16 (Biała Podlaska 2014)
- 1500 metres – 4:18.80 (Wałcz 2021)
- 3000 metres – 10:10.51 (Słubice 2014)
- 5000 metres – 15:53.56 (Phoenix 2021)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:27.79 (Poznan 2021)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 2:11.70 (Albuquerque 2020)
- mile – 4:37.42 (Birmingham, AL 2017)
- 3000 metres – 9:17:90 (Seattle, WA, 2017)
References
- "College bio". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "PZLA profile". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- Alicja Konieczek at World Athletics