 Chojecka in 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1977 Siedlce, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres |
| Retired | 2013 |
Medal record | |
Lidia Chojecka-Leandro (born 25 January 1977)[1] is a retired Polish middle- and long-distance runner who mainly competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She won bronze medals in the 1500 m at the 1997 and 1999 World Indoor Championships, and for the 3000 m at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. Chojecka is a six-time European Indoor Championships 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.[2]
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 1000 to 5000 metres (1000 m indoor, 1500 m out and indoor, one mile indoor, 2000 m, 3000 m out and indoor and 5000 m). She won five Polish outdoor (1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m) and 13 indoor (800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m) titles.[1]
Her husband and former coach is a Gabonese-born runner, Jean-Marc Léandro.[3]
- ^ a b "Lidia CHOJECKA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Chojecka does the double in Birmingham". European Athletics. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Lekkoatletyczne HME: Złoto Kszczota i Rogowskiej". Interia Sport (in Polish). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2021.