Calli Thackery

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Calli Hauger-Thackery
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Thackery in 2012
Personal information
Birth nameCalli Thackery
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (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 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]

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. 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. ↑ Nick Hauger Hoka ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Profile
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