Kornelia Lesiewicz
Lesiewicz in 2021
Personal information
Born (2003-08-14) 14 August 2003
Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland[1]
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubAZS-AWF Gorzów[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Poland
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Toruń4×400 m
World Relay Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Chorzów4×400 m
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Chorzów4×400 m
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Nairobi400 m
Silver medal – second place2021 Nairobi4×400 m mixed
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn400 m

Kornelia Lesiewicz (born 14 August 2003)[3] is a Polish athlete sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. At the age of less than 18, she won a gold medal in the event at the 2021 European Under 20 Championships. The same year, Lesiewicz finished second at the World U20 Championships.

Career

At the age of 15, Kornelia Lesiewicz finished sixth in the 400 metres at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In August 2020, she broke the 46-year-old national under-18 best in the 400 m in a time of 52.86 seconds at the Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[4] In September, Lesiewicz bettered her own record clocking 52.73 s to win the Polish U18 Championships.[5]

In 2021, the 17-year-old was a part of national 4×400 m relay team, winning a bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships – where she was the youngest athlete to win a medal, a silver at the World Relays, and a gold at the European Team Championships Super League.[6] On 16 July, competing against sprinters up to two years her senior, Lesiewicz won a gold medal in the individual event at the European U20 Championships with a time of 52.46 s.[7] She improved by almost half a second to take a silver at the World U20 Championships held in Nairobi, Kenya, finishing behind only Nigeria's Imaobong Nse Uko.

Achievements

Representing  Poland
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2019 European Youth Olympic Festival Baku, Azerbaijan 6th 400 m 55.65
4th (h) Medley relay 2:12.33
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.94
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.81
European Team Championships, Super League Chorzów, Poland 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:26.37 EL
European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 400 m 52.46
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd 400 m 51.97
2nd 4 × 400 m mixed 3:19.80

References

  1. ↑ "Skarb kibica. Igrzyska Olimpijskie Tokio 2020". Przegląd Sportowy. Ringier Axel Springer Polska. 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kornelia Lesiewicz – Athlete Profile". domtel-sport.pl. Polish Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kornelia LESIEWICZ – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "2. Memoriał Ireny Szewińskiej – Official results" (PDF). Polish Athletics. 19 August 2020. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Matyja, Dariusz (30 September 2020). "Uwaga talent - Kornelia Lesiewicz". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Polskie Radio Program IV. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "10 to watch at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn". European Athletics. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Zhoya scorches to a 12.98 clocking in the 110m hurdles semifinals in Tallinn". European Athletics. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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