Personal information | |
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Born | Bergen, Norway | 14 December 1997
Education | University of Georgia [1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Hammer throw |
College team | Georgia Bulldogs |
Club | Laksevåg TIL |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Hammer 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.
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Norway | |||||
2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 4th | Hammer throw (3 kg) | 68.31 m |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | Hammer throw | 63.23 m |
2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 2nd | Hammer throw | 64.76 m |
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Hammer throw | 64.33 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Hammer throw | 66.74 m |
2019 | European Throwing Cup (U23) | Šamorín, Slovakia | 3rd | Hammer throw | 67.89 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 |
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