Calli Hauger-Thackery (born 9 January 1993) is an English international athlete.[1] She was bronze medalist in the women's half Marathon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships, and a member of the gold medal winning team in the 2024 European Half-Marathon Cup, held at the same time.

She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics and England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

Career

Hauger-Thackery finished fifth in the 5,000m at the 2015 European U23 Championships.[3]

In June 2022 she recorded a personal best of 15:06.26 for the 5,000 metres, placing her 17th on the all-time UK list.[3] Representing England, she came 10th in the 5,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[3][4] A few weeks later she finished sixth in the 5,000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.[4]

Competing in her first marathon, Hauger-Thackery won the McKirdy Micro Marathon in New York, on 14 October 2023, in a time of 2:22:17, achieving the Olympic qualifying standard in the process.[4][5]

In February 2024, she was named in the Great Britain marathon team for the Paris Olympics.[6][7]

At the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, Hauger-Thackery took part in the half-marathon, winning an individual bronze medal and gold in the team event.[8][9]

She represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race.[10]

Personal life

Hauger-Thackery was born in Yorkshire to mother Rachel, a county level sprinter, and father Carl, a professional long distance runner who won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Half-marathon Championships.[4] She was educated at the University of New Mexico[3][4] and is married to American marathon runner Nick Hauger.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Calli Thackery". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Who is Calli Hauger-Thackery?". Runners World. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Calli Hauger-Thackery: Sheffield runner qualifies for Olympics after ONE marathon". Yorkshire Post. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Charlotte Purdue, Calli Hauger-Thackery & Phil Sesemann named as Team GB's first three marathon athletes". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Purdue, Hauger-Thackery and Sesemann to make Olympic debuts". Athletics Weekly. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Hauger-Thackery leads GB to half marathon team gold". BBC Sport. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  9. ^ "CALLI HAUGER-THACKERY LEADS GB TO HALF-MARATHON TEAM GOLD AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINS INDIVIDUAL BRONZE". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Clara Evans caps whirlwind week with finish at Paris 2024 marathon". British Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  11. ^ Nick Hauger Hoka ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Profile
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calli_Hauger-Thackery
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