Lisa Lilja

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.

Not to be confused with Liisa Lilja.
Lisa Lilja
Personal information
Nationality Sweden
Born22 November 1996 (27 years, 213 days old)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
200 metres
College teamKeiser Seahawks[2]
ClubÖrgryte IS[1]
Ullevi FK[3]
Coached byErik Olsson[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 200m: 23.14 (+1.6) (2022)
  • 400m: 52.73 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Nordic Championships
2023 Copenhagen200 m
Updated on 24 December 2023

Biography

Lilja 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

Personal bests
EventMarkPlaceCompetitionVenueDate
200 metres23.14 (+1.6 m/s)Swedish Athletics ChampionshipsNorrköping, Sweden7 August 2022
400 metres52.73Swedish Athletics ChampionshipsSöderhamn, Sweden29 July 2023

References
  1. Lisa Lilja at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. "Lisa Lilja - 2017 - Women's Outdoor Track & Field". Keiser University Athletics.
  3. "Lisa Lilja om nya satsningen - Göteborgs Friidrottsförbund" (in Swedish). 2023.
  4. "Följde kärleken – gör landslagsdebut: "Kan knappt tro att det är sant"". Sydsvenskan.
  5. "Lilja lyrisk efter guldet på 400 meter: "Känns magiskt!" - Friidrottsförbundet". Friidrott (in Swedish).
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