Annalies Kalma
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Indoors: 200m: 23.27 (Reno, 2026) NR 400m: 51.81 (Reno, 2026) NR Outdoors: 200m: 23.73(+1.5 m/s) (Fresno, 2025) 400m: 52.71 (Baton Rouge, 2025) |
Annalies Kalma (born 6 December 2003) is a New Zealand sprinter. She is the New Zealand indoor national record holder over 200 metres and 400 metres, achieving both times competing in the United States for the University of Nevada.[1]
Biography
From Hamilton, New Zealand, she attended St Peter's School, Cambridge.[2] In 2019, she broke the North Island Secondary School athletics record for the under-16 400 metres, running 54.69 seconds.[3]
Kalma competes as a sprinter for the University of Nevada in the United States. Kalma competed as part of Nevada's 4 x 400m relay team at the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships during her freshman season, earning All-American honours.[4]
In February 2026, Kalma set a New Zealand indoor national record of 52.31 for the 400 metres in Reno, Nevada. The following week, on 14 February at the Battle Born Classic in Reno, Kalma ran a new 400 m indoor national record again with 51.81 seconds.[5] At the 2026 Mountain West indoor championships, Kalma won the 200 metres in a school record of 23.27 seconds, and finished runner-up in the 400 metres, as well as running as part of Nevada's 4x400 relay team which also placed second helping Nevada place second overall in the team competition.[6][7] Her 200 m time of 23.27 seconds broke her own New Zealand indoor record of 23.35 seconds set in Reno three weeks prior.[8]
In March 2026, she was named in the New Zealand team for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[9]
References
- ^ "Annalies Kalma". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "MW Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week - Jan. 20". themw. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Iremonger, Sophie (31 May 2019). "Runner a record-success". Cambridge News. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Larsen, Zack (15 December 2025). "Having already made Wolf Pack history, Annalies Kalma aims for more record-breaking times". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Weekly Round Up – 16 February 2026". Athletics.org. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Murray, Chris (12 March 2026). "Five questions with Nevada track and field star Annalies Kalma". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Stefansson, Mike (1 March 2026). "Nevada track & field takes second at Mountain West Championships for program's best finish". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Weekly Round Up – 2 March". Athletics.org. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Beamish, Walsh, & McCartney Headline 13‑Strong NZ Team for World Indoor Championships". Athletics.org. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.