Lakeri Ertzgaard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Astri Ayo Lakeri Ertzgaard |
| Born | 28 March 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400m: 51.92 (2025) |
Lakeri Ertzgaard (born 28 March 2002) is a Norwegian sprinter. She has won Norwegian national titles over 400 metres both indoors and outdoors, and competed at the 2022 and 2025 World Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
She is the daughter of athlete John Ertzgaard and actress Asta Busingye Lydersen. Her sister Kaitesi Ertzgaard is also an athlete.[2] She competed for Norway in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[3][4]
Competing for Norway at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland in July 2023, she qualified for the final of the 400 metres, placing seventh overall.[5][6]
She won the Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships title over 400 metres in February 2024.[7] She was a member of the Norwegian team at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas with Amalie Iuel, Henriette Jaeger and Josefine Tomine Eriksen.[8]
She competed for Norway at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024; reaching the semi-finals of the individual 400 metres and also running as a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team.[9][10]
She competed over 400 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.[11][12] She won the Norwegian Athletics Championships title over 400 metres in August 2025.[13]
She was a member of the Norwegian 4 x 400 metres team which qualified for the final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing sixth overall.[14]
References
- ^ "Astri Ertzgaard". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Bydel Nordstrand, Bydel Østensjø - Dette er våre lokale OL-deltakere". Nordstands Blad. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022". World Athletics. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Kvart-verdaling med da Norge ble klare for OL-stafett". Inharred.no. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Hodgkinson, John, Sedney advance to 400m final: European U23 Athletics Championships". World-Track. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Norwegian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Fresh off qualifying for the Olympics, Josefine Eriksen leads Utes into NCAA track championships". Deseret. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "The Norwegian Athletics Federation has selected the following athletes for the European Indoor Championships to be held in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, 6 to 9 March 2025:". sportsidioten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Norwegian Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.