Patrycja Bereznowska

Patrycja Bereznowska (born 17 October 1975) is a Polish long-distance runner who specializes in 24-hour running.

Competitions As of August 2019, she has completed thirteen 24-hour runs and won the IAU 24 Hour World Championship and IAU 24 Hour European Championship, both individually and in a team. She ran her first half-marathon in 2008 and her first ultramarathon in 2013. She also won silver medals both individually and in the team competition in the European Championship. In 2017, she won a gold medal individually and a silver medal with her team in the IAU 24 Hour World Championship in Belfast. In 2019, she won a bronze medal individually and a silver medal with her team during the World Championship in Albi.

She also competes in other kinds of runs including marathons, half-marathons, military runs in with all the equipment, uniform, and a 10 kg backpack, and obstacle racing. In 2005, she obtained a doctoral degree in agricultural sciences in the field of animal science with a thesis entitled "Assessment of the Impact of Horse Exploitation and the Conditions of Running Long-Distance Rallies on the Obtained Results."

She worked as a horse-riding instructor and competed professionally before she became an ultramarathon runner. She still trains horses and riders for a living.

Her hobbies outside of horses and running are Tai chi, cooking, and gardening.