Calli Thackery
Thackery in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | Calli Thackery 9 January 1993 |
| Home town | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Country | England |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon |
| University team | New Mexico Lobos |
| Club | Melbourne Track Club Hallamshire Harriers |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Partner | Nick Hauger |
Medal record | |
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.
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]
| Year | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country Championships | ||||
| 2013 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championship | United States Air Force Academy the Eisenhower Golf Club | 8th | 6 km | 21:55.8 |
| 1st place Team | 31 points | |||
| 2013 NCAA Division I cross country championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 67th | 6 km | 21:04.0 |
| 10th place Team | 301 points | |||
| 2015 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championship | University of Nevada Reno | 7th | 6 km | 22:55.2 |
| 1st place Team | 24 points | |||
| 2015 NCAA Division I cross country championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 15th | 6 km | 20:07.3 |
| 1st place Team | 49 points | |||
| 2016 Mountain West Conference Cross Country Championship | Boise State University | 2nd | 6 km | 20:11.3 |
| 1st place Team | 42 points | |||
| 2016 NCAA Division I cross country championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 28th | 6 km | 20:17.4 |
| 7th place Team | 310 points | |||
| Indoor Track and Field Championships | ||||
| 2015 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship | University of New Mexico | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:47.99 |
| 4th | 5000 m | 17:09.95 | ||
| 1st place Team | 149 points | |||
| 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 13th | 3000 m | 9:26.33[16] |
| 2016 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship | University of New Mexico | 2nd | Mile | 4:45.79 |
| 4th | 3000 m | 9:43.36 | ||
| 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 6th | 3000 m | 9:09.36 |
| 12th | DMR | 11:30.67 | ||
| 2017 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship | University of New Mexico | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:40.09 |
| 2nd | DMR | 11:29.04 | ||
| Outdoor Track and Field Championships | ||||
| 2015 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship | San Diego State University | 1st | 1500 m | 4:29.97 |
| 2nd | 5000 m | 16:08.84 | ||
| 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 6th | 5000 m | 15:47.15 |
| 2016 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship | California State University, Fresno | 1st | 10,000 m | 34:30.24 |
| 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 22nd | 5000 m | DNF |
References
- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Calli Thackery". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Who is Calli Hauger-Thackery?". Runners World. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Calli Hauger-Thackery: Sheffield runner qualifies for Olympics after ONE marathon". Yorkshire Post. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Purdue, Hauger-Thackery and Sesemann to make Olympic debuts". Athletics Weekly. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Hauger-Thackery leads GB to half marathon team gold". BBC Sport. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "CALLI HAUGER-THACKERY LEADS GB TO HALF-MARATHON TEAM GOLD AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINS INDIVIDUAL BRONZE". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Clara Evans caps whirlwind week with finish at Paris 2024 marathon". British Athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Welduilbanos and Hauger-Thackery break California International Marathon course records athleticsillustrated.com
- ^ Records fall again as world’s best runners shine at California International Marathon The Sacramento Bee
- ^ California International Marathon 2024 Results: Tsegay Weldlibanos defeats CJ Albertson to win men's race, Calli Thackery takes women's title sportskeeda.com
- ^ Nick Hauger Hoka ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Profile
- ^ Calli Hauger-Thackery: UK's next marathon queen? The Marathon Podcast published 11 November 2025
- ^ 2014 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 3000 m results. Retrieved March 3, 2016
External links
- Calli Hauger-Thackery on Instagram
- Calli Hauger-Thackery at Power of 10
- Marathon Talk Episode 28: Calli Thackery at World Marathon Majors podcast
- Calli Thackery – University of New Mexico at TFRRS
- Calli Thackery at University of New Mexico
- Calli Hauger-Thackery at World Athletics
- Calli Hauger-Thackery at Diamond League
- Calli Hauger-Thackery at Olympics.com
- Calli Hauger-Thackery at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Calli Thackery at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games