Calli Thackery
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Calli Thackery |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 9 January 1993 Yorkshire, England |
| Home town | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | England |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon |
| University team | New Mexico Lobos |
| Club | Melbourne Track Club Hallamshire Harriers |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Partner | Nick Hauger |
Medal record | |
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 has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics and represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
Career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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 Word Half-marathon Championships.[4] Shas educated at the University of New Mexico[3][4] and is married to American marathon runner Nick Hauger.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Calli Thackery". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Who is Calli Hauger-Thackery?". Runners World. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Calli Hauger-Thackery: Sheffield runner qualifies for Olympics after ONE marathon". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris Olympics 2024: Charlotte Purdue, Calli Hauger-Thackery & Phil Sesemann named as Team GB's first three marathon athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Purdue, Hauger-Thackery and Sesemann to make Olympic debuts". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Hauger-Thackery leads GB to half marathon team gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "CALLI HAUGER-THACKERY LEADS GB TO HALF-MARATHON TEAM GOLD AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINS INDIVIDUAL BRONZE". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Nick Hauger Hoka ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Profile
External Links
[edit]- Calli Thackery on Instagram
- Calli Hauger-Thackery profile Power of 10
- MARATHON TALK EPISODE 28: CALLI THACKERY World Marathon Majors podcast
- Calli Hauger-Thackery University of New Mexico profile TFRRS
- Calli Hauger-Thackery profile University of New Mexico
- Calli Thackery at World Athletics
- Calli Hauger-Thackery profile Diamond League
