Alicja Konieczek

Alicja Konieczek (born 2 November 1994) is a Polish Olympic runner specializing in the 3000 meters 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 the second fastest time of her career (9:31.79) and took 20th place. in 2019, she ran 9:44.96 at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar placing 28th.

Alicja Konieczek
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994
Zbąszyń, Poland
EducationWestern State Colorado University[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Poland
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
University teamWestern State Mountaineers
ClubOś AZS Poznań (Poland) [2]
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Coached byBen Fletcher
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  Poland
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Chorzów3000 m steeplechase

Her younger sister Aneta graduated from University of Oregon in 2022.[4] 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 Western Colorado University in 2017 who has won several medals at the age National Championships and represented Poland internationally.[5]

In 2020, Alicja Konieczek served as a volunteer coach with University of New Mexico cross country & track and field teams and now remotely coaches distance runners.

In January of 2022, Alicja left the prestigious training group, On Athletics Club, in Boulder, Colorado that is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein. Alicja continues to train and found a side career in Albuquerque as an event director with Jackrabbit Race Management.[6]

Education In 2014, Alicja started at the Western Colorado University where she graduated in 2019[7] with a summa cum laude honors in Exercise Sport Science.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Poland
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
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:25.15
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:23.45

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. "College bio". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. "PZLA profile". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. Alicja Konieczek at World Athletics
  4. ANETA KONIECZEK University of Oregon Oregon Ducks track and field
  5. DAWID KONIECZEK CLASS Redshirt Senior HOMETOWN Zbaszyn, Poland HIGH SCHOOL ZSRit Powodowo Western Colorado Mountaineers
  6. 122 - Alicja Konieczek; On Sponsored, Polish Olympian, Steeplechaser Running New Mexico Podcast
  7. Alicja Konieczek Western Colorado University results TFRRS
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