Alicja Konieczek (born 2 November 1994) is a Polish Olympic runner specializing in the 3000 meters steeplechase. 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 Chorzów. 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.
Her younger sister Aneta graduated from University of Oregon in 2022.ANETA KONIECZEK University of Oregon Oregon Ducks track and field 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.DAWID KONIECZEK CLASS Redshirt Senior HOMETOWN Zbaszyn, Poland HIGH SCHOOL ZSRit Powodowo Western Colorado Mountaineers
In 2020, Alicja Konieczek served as a volunteer coach with the University of New Mexico cross country & track and field teams and now remotely coaches distance runners.
In January 2022, Alicja left the prestigious training group, On Athletics Club, in Boulder, Colorado that is coached by Dathan Ritzenhein. She is based in Albuquerque, NM, where she is training for the 2024 Olympics.122 - Alicja Konieczek; On Sponsored, Polish Olympian, Steeplechaser Running New Mexico Podcast
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she set a new national record of 9:16.51 in the 3000 metres steeplechase and improved the record previously held by Wioletta Frankiewicz.
Education In 2014, Alicja started at the Western Colorado University where she graduated in 2019Alicja Konieczek Western Colorado University results TFRRS with a summa cum laude honors in Exercise Sport Science.
International competitions Representing 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France21st (h)2000 m s'chase6:55.312013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy21st (h)3000 m s'chase10:59.802018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (h)3000 m s'chase9:41.162019UniversiadeNaples, Italy1st3000 m s'chase9:41.46World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar28th (h)3000 m s'chase9:44.962021European Team Championships Super LeagueChorzów, Poland1st3000 m s'chase9:35.63Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan20th (h)3000 m s'chase9:31.792022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th3000 m s'chase9:25.152023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14th (h)3000 m s'chase9:23.452024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy7th3000 m s'chase9:23.28Olympic GamesParis, France13th3000 m s'chase9:21.312025European Running ChampionshipsLeuven, Belgium40th10 km33:162026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom14th3000 m s'chase9:46.79
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:15.16 (Biała Podlaska 2014) 1500 metres – 4:10.79 (Warsaw 2024) 3000 metres – 10:10.51 (Słubice 2014) 5000 metres – 15:30.61 (Azusa 2023) 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:21.89 (Zurich 2023) 2000 metres steeplechase – 6:04.29 (Poznań 2024)
Indoor 800 metres – 2:11.70 (Albuquerque 2020) 1500 metres – 4:11.43 (Boston 2024) mile – 4:29.13 (Boston 2024) 3000 metres – 8:51.08 (Boston 2023) 2 miles – 9:35.43 (New York City 2024) 5000 metres – 15:34.74 (Boston 2023)
References
External links
Alicja Konieczek at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)