Lidia Chojecka

Lidia Chojecka in 2007.

Lidia Chojecka (born 25 January 1977 in Siedlce) is a Polish middle distance runner, who mostly competes in the 1500 metres and sometimes 3000 metres.

Chojecka is a triple European indoor champion, winning the 1500 m title in 2005 and 2007 and the 3000 m title also in 2007.

Her coach and life partner is a Gabonese-born runner, Jean-Marc Léandro.

Major competitions record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Poland
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, England	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	7th	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

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:59.97 (1999)
• 1000 metres – 2:40.49 (1998)
• 1500 metres – 3:59.22 (2000)
• One mile – 4:25.18 (1998)
• 3000 metres – 8:31.69 (2002)
• 5000 metres – 15:04.88 (2002)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:59.99 (1999)
• 1000 metres – 2:36.97 (2003)
• 1500 metres – 4:03.58 (2003)
• One mile – 4:24.44 (2000)
• 3000 metres – 8:38.21 (2007)

See also

• Polish records in athletics

External links

• Lidia Chojecka profile at IAAF