Elise Thorner

Elise Thorner

Elise Thorner at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Steeplechase
Club	Wells City/Yeovil
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500m: 4:14.55 (Azusa, 2024) Mile: 4:35.72 (Boston, 2024) 3000m: 9:17.51 (Boston, 2022) 5000m: 16:28.59 (Clovis, 2022) 3000m s'chase: 9:15.06 (Oslo, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Cross Country Championships 2024 Antalya Mixed relay

Elise Thorner (born 16 March 2001) is a British track and field athlete. She won the 3000m steeplechase at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in the mixed team relay. ^[1]

Elise has a twin brother ^[2] , Oliver Thorner, who also competes in track and field as part of decathlon. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life

From Bridgwater, she attended school at Millfield in Somerset. She won gold in the girls' 1500m steeplechase at the School Games National Finals at Loughborough in 2017. ^[5] She attended ^[6] New Mexico University and transferred to the University of Florida in 2023, ^[7] where she joined her brother in the Florida Gators Track & Field program. ^[8]

Career

In April 2022, she set a new personal best for the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:40:98 in California. ^[9] On 29 April 2022, she set an English U23 record running 9:32.42 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, hosted by Stanford. ^[10] In June 2022, she finished third in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester. ^[11] She was selected for the a British team for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. ^[12] She finished in 14th place in her heat for the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, in a time of 10:08.46. ^[13]

In April 2023, she won the Brian Clay Invitational 3000m steeplechase in California, running 9:39.39. ^[14] She finished fourth in the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 9:47.85. ^[15]

In April 2024, she went to fourth on the all-time British list for the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:28.49 in California. ^{[16] [17]} At the same event, she ran 4:14.55 for the 1500 metres. ^[18] She qualified for the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. ^[19]

In June 2024, she finished runner-up at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase. ^[20] She won a bronze medal for the British team in the mixed relay at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. ^{[21] [22]}

In May 2025, she set a new personal best for the 3000 metres steeplechase running 9:17.57 in Los Angeles. ^{[23] [24]}

On 12th June 2025, she set another new personal best for the 3000 metres steeplechase running 9:15.06 finishing in seventh place in the 2025 Diamond League event at the Oslo Bislett Games. ^[25] The time moved her to second on the British all-time list. ^[26] On 2 August, she became the British 3000 metres steeplechase champion and broke the championship record to win the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 9:22.05. ^[27] Later that month, she finished fourth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 Athletissima in wet conditions in Lausanne. ^[28]

She was selected as part of the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[29]

References

1. "Elise Thorner". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
2. Dutch, Taylor (6 August 2020). "COVID-19 Made Returning to Campuses Far From Easy for International Runners". Runner's World. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
3. "Florida track and field comes out strong on Day 1 of SEC Indoor Championships". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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5. "Bridgwater steeplechase runner takes home School Games gold". Bridgewater Mercury. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
6. Chadwick, Paul (2 March 2020). "Elise & Ollie in action in the United States whilst Coronavirus prevents other Harriers from competing in Paris". www.wellscityharriers.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
7. "GRAD TRANSFER: Elise Thorner to Florida". Thestridereport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
8. Morton, Arik (26 January 2024). "Women's Distance Medley Relay Headlines Day 1 of Razorback Invitational with New School Record". Florida Gators. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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10. "UNM's Thorner named MW Women's Track Athlete of the Week". Alburquerque Journal. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
11. "Muller UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
12. "World medallists lead sizeable GB team for Munich". Athletics Weekly. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
13. "European Championship 2022 women's steeplechase". World Athletics. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
14. "ELISE THORNER 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL 3000M STEEPLECHASE SECTION 7 - AZUSA PACIFIC BRYAN CLAY OUTDOOR INVITATIONAL 2023". Runnerspace. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
15. "European U23 Championship 2023 women's steeplechase". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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17. Kercsmar, Trach (15 April 2024). "Valby Shatters 10K Record, Gators Distance Runners Impress at Bryan Clay Invitational". wruf. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
18. "Brian Clay Invitational". World Athletics. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
19. "Elise Thorner 4th Place Women's 3000m Steeplechase Semifinal Heat 1 - NCAA D1 Outdoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
20. "UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS 2024: ALL RESULTS - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
21. "GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
22. "Italy regain mixed relay title in closest ever finish at Antalya 2024". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
23. "Sound Running Track Fest 2025 Results & Videos: Athing Mu Returns, Kenneth Rooks is Back, Eduardo Herrera Breaks Arturo Barrios' Mexican Record". Lets Run. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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25. "Programme and Results". Diamond League. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
26. Crumley, Euan (12 June 2025). "RECORD-BREAKING WARHOLM BACK TO HIS BEST". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
27. "Amy Hunt takes dramatic 100m gold at UK Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
28. "Results - Athletissima Lausanne Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
29. Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.