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{{short description|Polish middle-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Lidia Chojecka
| birth_name =
| image = Lidia Chojecka.jpg
| caption = Chojecka in 2007
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|01|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Siedlce]], Poland
| hometown =
| height =
| weight =
| country = [[Poland]]
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| event = [[1500 metres]], [[3000 metres]]
| club =
| retired = 2013
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] }}
{{Medal|Country|{{POL}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 Maebashi]]|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 Moscow]]|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2005 Madrid]]|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2007 Birmingham]]|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|2007 Birmingham|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1998 Valencia]]|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2000 Ghent]]|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2011 Paris]]|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|1999 Gothenburg]]|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships|1997 Turku]]|[[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics U20 Championships|European U20 Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1995 European Athletics Junior Championships|1995 Nyíregyháza]]|[[1995 European Athletics Junior Championships#Women's results|1500 m]]}}
}}
[[File:Osaka07 D9A W1500M race 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Chojecka (center) races in the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m final]] of the [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|2007 World Championships]] in [[Osaka]], with [[Nataliya Tobias]] (L) and [[Yuliya Fomenko (runner)|Yuliya Fomenko]] (R).]]

'''Lidia Chojecka-Leandro''' (born 25 January 1977)<ref name="WAprofile">{{cite web |title=Lidia CHOJECKA – Athlete Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/poland/lidia-chojecka-14293498 |website=[[World Athletics]] |access-date=2021-01-01}}</ref> is a retired Polish [[Middle-distance running|middle-]] and [[Long-distance running|long-distance runner]] who mainly competed in the [[1500 metres]] and [[3000 metres]]. She won bronze medals in the 1500 m at the [[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997]] and [[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1999 World Indoor Championships]], and the 3000 m at the [[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2006 World Indoor Championships]]. Chojecka is a six-time [[European Athletics Indoor Championships|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 Athletics Indoor Championships|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-23 |title=Chojecka does the double in Birmingham |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/chojecka-does-the-double-birmingham |access-date=2017-02-23 |website=[[European Athletics]] |language=en}}</ref>

As an 18-year old, Chojecka won the 1500 m at the [[1995 European Athletics Junior Championships|1995 European Under-20 Championships]]. She placed second in the event at the [[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships|1997 European U23 Championships]] and took gold [[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|two years later]]. As of 2022 Chojecka held eight [[List of Polish records in athletics|Polish national records]] in distances ranging from [[1000 metres|1000]] to [[5000 metres]] (1000 m indoor, 1500 m out and indoor, [[Mile run|one mile]] indoor, [[2000 metres|2000 m]], 3000 m out and indoor and [[5000 metres|5000 m]]). She won five Polish outdoor (1500 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m) and 13 indoor (800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m) titles.<ref name="WAprofile" />

Her husband and former coach is a Gabonese-born runner, Jean-Marc Léandro.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-06 |title=Lekkoatletyczne HME: Złoto Kszczota i Rogowskiej |url=https://sport.interia.pl/aktualnosci-sportowe/news-lekkoatletyczne-hme-zloto-kszczota-i-rogowskiej,nId,571748 |access-date=2021-01-01 |website=[[Interia]] Sport |language=pl}}</ref>

==Achievements==
===Personal bests===
* [[800 metres]] – 1:59.97 ([[Nuremberg]] 1999)
** 800 metres indoor – 1:59.99 ([[Birmingham]] 1999)
* [[1000 metres]] – 2:42.89 ([[Sopot]] 1994) {{AthAbbr|NU18R}}
** 1000 metres indoor – 2:36.97 ([[Liévin]] 2003) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
* [[1500 metres]] – 3:59.22 ([[Oslo]] 2000) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
** 1500 metres indoor – 4:03.58 ([[Birmingham]] 2003) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
* [[One mile]] – 4:25.18 ([[Lausanne]] 1998)
** One mile indoor – 4:24.44 ([[Stuttgart]] 2000) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
* [[2000 metres]] – 5:38.44 ([[Brussels]] 2009) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
* [[3000 metres]] – 8:31.69 ([[Brussels]] 2002) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
** 3000 metres indoor – 8:38.21 ([[Stuttgart]] 2007) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
* [[5000 metres]] – 15:04.88 ([[Berlin]] 2002) '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Polish}}'''
* [[10,000 metres]] – 32:55.10 ([[Warsaw]] 2007)

===National titles===
* [[Polish Athletics Championships]]
** 1500 m: 1999, 2000, 2002
** 5000 m: 2011
** 10,000 m: 2007
* [[Polish Indoor Athletics Championships]]
** 800 m: 1999, 2004
** 1500 m: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009
** 3000 m: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007

===International competitions===
{|{{AchievementTable|nation=POL|Event=yes|Result=yes|NotesOff=yes}}
|-
|1994
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], Portugal
|7th
|1500 m
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:18.70]]
|-
|1995
|[[1995 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Nyíregyháza]], Hungary
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[1995 European Athletics Junior Championships#Women's results|4:17.29]]
|-
|1996
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Sydney]], Australia
|5th
|1500 m
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:11.36]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris]], France
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|1500 m
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:06.25]]
|-
|[[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Turku]], Finland
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:14.70]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
|[[Catania]], Italy
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres|4:12.38]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Valencia]], Spain
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|1500 m
|[[1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:14.93]]
|-
|[[1998 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Budapest]], Hungary
|6th
|1500 m
|[[1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:15.00]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]], Japan
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|1500 m
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:05.86]]
|-
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:07.86]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville]], Spain
|9th
|1500 m
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:05.55]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2000
|rowspan=2|[[2000 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Ghent]], Belgium
| –
|1500 m
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|DNF]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[[2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|8:42.42]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney]], Australia
|5th
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|4:06.42]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton]], Canada
|5th
|1500 m
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:06.70]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Brisbane]], Australia
|4th
|Mile
|[[Athletics at the 2001 Goodwill Games – Results#Mile 2|4:39.96]]
|-
|2002
|[[2002 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[Munich]], Germany
|9th
|1500 m
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:10.56]]
|-
|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|10th (h)
|1500 m
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:10.51]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest]], Hungary
|8th
|1500 m
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:10.32]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|6th
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|3:59.27]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|rowspan=2|[[Monte Carlo]], Monaco
|7th
|1500 m
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final#Women|4:06.62]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final#Women|8:39.16]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Madrid]], Spain
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m
|[[2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|8:43.76]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Moscow]], Russia
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|3000 m
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|8:42.59]]
|-
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|5th
|1500 m
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:01.43]]
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Stuttgart]], Germany
|6th
|1500 m
|[[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final#Women|4:07.20]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2006 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|rowspan=2|[[Athens]], Greece
|5th
|1500 m
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup results|4:06.52]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[[2006 IAAF World Cup results|8:39.69]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|rowspan=2|[[2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:05.13]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|3000 m
|[[2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|8:43.25]]
|-
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka]], Japan
|8th
|1500 m
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:08.64]]
|-
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|31st (h)
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|4:19.57]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|rowspan=2|[[2009 European Indoor Athletics Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Turin]], Italy
|6th
|1500 m
|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:15.90]]
|-
|–
|3000 m
|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|DNF]]
|-
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin]], Germany
|7th
|1500 m
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:07.17]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Doha]], Qatar
|11th
|3000 m
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|9:07.80]]
|-
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona]], Spain
| –
|5000 m
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres|DNF]]
|-
|2011
|[[2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris]], France
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|3000 m
|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|8:58.30]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Istanbul]], Turkey
|6th
|3000 m
|[[2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 3000 metres|8:56.86]]
|-
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|25th (h)
|1500 m
|[[2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres|4:20.66]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Polish records in athletics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Polish female middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Poland]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Siedlce]]
[[Category:Athletes from Masovian Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Poland]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1997 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Polish women]]
[[Category:21st-century Polish sportswomen]]
[[Category:Polish Athletics Championships winners]]

Lidia Chojecka - Revision history

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