Beatrice Nedberge Llano

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Beatrice Nedberge Llano
Personal information
Born (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 27)
Bergen, Norway
Education University of Georgia [1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Hammer throw
College team Georgia Bulldogs
Club Laksevåg TIL
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHammer throw: 72.10 m (2022)

Beatrice Nedberge Llano (born 14 December 1997) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. [2] She won a gold medal at the 2016 World U20 Championships and a bronze at the 2017 European U23 Championships, both held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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Career

She became Norwegian champion in 2015, 2016 and 2017, representing Laksevåg TIL. [3]

Her personal best in the event is 71.43 metres set in Tempe in 2019. This is the current national record.

She hails from Bergen with a Norwegian mother and Chilean father. [4] Her sister Paula Nedberge Llano was a pole vaulter on national level, with bronze medals at the Norwegian championships in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015. [5]

Llano was an All-American thrower for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing 3rd in the hammer throw at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [6]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 4thHammer throw (3 kg)68.31 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5thHammer throw 63.23 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 2ndHammer throw64.76 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1stHammer throw 64.33 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rdHammer throw 66.74 m
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 3rdHammer throw67.89 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (q)Hammer throw 65.55 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon 28th (q)Hammer throw 64.81 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (q)Hammer throw 66.32 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (q)Hammer throw 69.11 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 22nd (q)Hammer throw 66.53 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 27th (q)Hammer throw 66.92 m
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th (q)Hammer throw 70.10 m

References

  1. ↑ "College bio". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Beatrice Nedberge Llano at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Slegge/Hammer Throw". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Frøyen, Dag Nesbø (31 May 2016). "Den unge storslegga". Firdaposten (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Stav/Pole vault". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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