Lidia Chojecka

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

Lidia Chojecka

Chojecka in 2007
Personal information
Nationality	Polish
Born	25 January 1977 Siedlce, Poland
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	1500 metres, 3000 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Poland World Indoor Championships 1997 Paris 1500 m 1999 Maebashi 1500 m 2006 Moscow 3000 m European Indoor Championships 2005 Madrid 3000 m 2007 Birmingham 1500 m 2007 Birmingham 3000 m 1998 Valencia 1500 m 2000 Ghent 3000 m 2011 Paris 3000 m

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 husband and former coach 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	6th	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 at World Athletics