Lisa Lilja (born 22 November 1996) is a Swedish sprinter specializing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. She is a three-time Swedish Athletics Championships winner and two-time Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships titleholder.
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| Nationality |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 November 1996 (28 years, 1 day old)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Keiser Seahawks[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Örgryte IS[1] Ullevi FK[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Erik Olsson[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
editLilja was initially an association football player for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo, but in 2015 she switched to the sport of athletics and the following year she moved to the United States with her boyfriend Thobias Montler, a Swedish long jumper.[4]
They joined the Keiser Seahawks track and field team in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2016, competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[4][2]
At the 2018 Swedish Athletics Championships, Lilja won her first senior national title in the 200 metres, which she then backed up by winning the 2019 Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships the following year.[1]
In 2023, Lilja switched her club from Örgryte IS to Ullevi FK under new coach Erik Olsson (coach of Carl Bengtström), to focus primarily on the 400 metres instead of the 100 and 200 metres she had previously specialized in.[3] The switch was successful, as she won the 2023 Swedish championships later that season.[5]
Statistics
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Mark | Place | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 200 metres | 23.14 (+1.6 m/s) |  |
Swedish Athletics Championships | Norrköping, Sweden | 7 August 2022 |
| 400 metres | 52.73 | |
Swedish Athletics Championships | Söderhamn, Sweden | 29 July 2023 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Lisa Lilja at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "Lisa Lilja - 2017 - Women's Outdoor Track & Field". Keiser University Athletics.
- ^ a b c "Lisa Lilja om nya satsningen - Göteborgs Friidrottsförbund" (in Swedish). 2023.
- ^ a b "Följde kärleken – gör landslagsdebut: "Kan knappt tro att det är sant"". Sydsvenskan.
- ^ "Lilja lyrisk efter guldet på 400 meter: "Känns magiskt!" - Friidrottsförbundet". Friidrott (in Swedish).