Calli Thackery

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Calli Hauger-Thackery
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Thackery in 2012
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornCalli Thackery
(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 32)
Yorkshire, England
Home town Flagstaff, Arizona
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Sport
CountryEngland
SportAthletics
Event(s)
5000 metres,
10,000 metres,
marathon
University team New Mexico Lobos
ClubMelbourne Track Club
Hallamshire Harriers
Turned pro2017
PartnerNick Hauger
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome Half marathon - team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rome Half marathon - individual

Calli Hauger-Thackery (born Calli Thackery, 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.

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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]

Calli Hauger-Thackery won the 2024 California International Marathon in a course record time of 2:24:28. [11] [12] [13]

Personal life

Hauger-Thackery was born in Yorkshire to mother Rachel, a county level sprinter, and father Carl Thackery, a professional long distance runner who placed third to lead Team GB to a bronze team medal at the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. [4] She was educated at the University of New Mexico, earned 6 NCAA Division I All-American awards [3] [4] and is married to American marathon runner Nick Hauger. [14] Calli Thackery helped the New Mexico Lobos to 4 Mountain West Conference team championship titles and the 2015 NCAA Division I cross country championships team title. [15]

RepresentingUniversity of New Mexico '13-'17
YearVenuePositionEventTime
Cross Country Championships
2013 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championship United States Air Force Academy the Eisenhower Golf Club8th6 km21:55.8
Gold medal icon.svg 1st place Team31 points
2013 NCAA Division I cross country championships Terre Haute, Indiana 67th6 km21:04.0
10th place Team301 points
2015 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championship University of Nevada Reno 7th6 km22:55.2
Gold medal icon.svg 1st place Team24 points
2015 NCAA Division I cross country championships Terre Haute, Indiana 15th6 km20:07.3
Gold medal icon.svg 1st place Team49 points
2016 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championship Boise State University 2nd6 km20:11.3
Gold medal icon.svg 1st place Team42 points
2016 NCAA Division I cross country championships Terre Haute, Indiana 28th6 km20:17.4
7th place Team310 points
Indoor Track and Field Championships
2015 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship University of New Mexico 3rd3000 m9:47.99
4th5000 m17:09.95
Gold medal icon.svg 1st place Team149 points
2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 13th3000 m9:26.33 [16]
2016 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship University of New Mexico 2ndMile4:45.79
4th3000 m9:43.36
2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships Birmingham, Alabama 6th3000 m9:09.36
12th DMR 11:30.67
2017 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship University of New Mexico 2nd3000 m9:40.09
2nd DMR 11:29.04
Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2015 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship San Diego State University 1st1500 m4:29.97
2nd5000 m16:08.84
2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 6th5000 m15:47.15
2016 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship California State University, Fresno 1st10,000 m34:30.24
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships University of Oregon 22nd5000 mDNF

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Calli Thackery". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ Welduilbanos and Hauger-Thackery break California International Marathon course records athleticsillustrated.com
  12. ↑ Records fall again as world’s best runners shine at California International Marathon The Sacramento Bee
  13. ↑ California International Marathon 2024 Results: Tsegay Weldlibanos defeats CJ Albertson to win men's race, Calli Thackery takes women's title sportskeeda.com
  14. ↑ Nick Hauger Hoka ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Profile
  15. ↑ Calli Hauger-Thackery: UK's next marathon queen? The Marathon Podcast published 11 November 2025
  16. ↑ 2014 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 3000 m results. Retrieved March 3, 2016
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