Alicja Sielska
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alicja Katarzyna Sielska |
| Born | 12 July 2003 |
| Education | University School of Physical Education in Kraków[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100mH: 12.86 s (Gorzow, 2025) Indoors 60mH: 8.03 s Łódź (2025) |
Medal record | |
Alicja Sielska (born 12 July 2003) is Polish hurdler. She won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 100 metres hurdles.[2]
Career
[edit]As an under-16 athlete she competed in multi-events but was beset with knee injuries that required surgery and rehabilitation.[3] She later became a member of KS AZS AWF Kraków. She won the Polish 100 metres hurdles title in the under-23 age-group in 2024 in Lublin, with a wind assisted time of 12.75 mph (+2.6 m/s).[4]
She set a personal best for the 60 metres hurdles, running 8.03 seconds in Łódź in February 2025.[5] She competed for Poland at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in March 2025 in the 60 metres hurdles but did not progress past the preliminary heats.[6][7]
In May 2025, she won the Polish university championships in the 100 metres hurdles.[8] She lowered her personal best to 12.86 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles in Gorzow in June 2025, in an event part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze series. The time also placed her top of the European under-23 rankings.[9][10] The following month, she started as favourite in the Polish under-23 championships for the 100 metres hurdles but fell at the final hurdle. She recovered to later win the national under-23 title in the 200 metres.[8]
She won the gold medal in the 100 meters hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, running 12.91 seconds into a headwind (-1.7m/s). She was the only athlete to dip below 13 seconds throughout the preliminary rounds which were also beset by headwinds.[11][12] She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2025 World University Games in Germany.[13]
Personal life
[edit]She was born in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.[8] She enrolled at the University of Physical Education in Kraków.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 2025 WUG bio
- ^ "Alicja Sielska". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Chasing Pia! Another Polish talent is on the rise". Sport.tvp.pl. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Moczerniuk, Tomasz (July 9, 2025). "Alicja Sielska: I was a little, lost Alice without sponsors". przegladsportowy.onet.pl. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Orlen Cup Łódź". World Athletics. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Athletics: Poles set to vie for medals in Apeldoorn". polskieradio.pl. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Jelonek, Jakub (6 March 2025). "Weronika Lizakowska w finale! – relacja i wyniki 1. dnia HME w Apeldoorn". biegenie.pl. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Polish Athletics Championships. Alicja Sielska wins gold medals". lokalna24.pl. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Gorzów Meeting: Alicja Sielska is the leader of the European tables". echogorzowa.pl. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Gorzów Meeting". World Athletics. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Grupa, Andrew (18 July 2025). "The Polish woman is the European champion. Just like Pia four years ago. Gold, a perfect finale". Sport.Inertia. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (18 Jul 2025). "8.25m! Konate regains golden touch to win long jump as Diessl and Sielska win hurdles crowns". European Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Saara Keskitalo wins Universiade gold in the rapid fences – a three-medal day for Finland". yle.fi. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in women's 100 metres hurdles | |
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