| Calli Hauger-Thackery | |
| Birth Name: | Calli Thackery |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Hometown: | Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Yorkshire, England |
| Turnedpro: | 2017 |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in |
| Partner: | Nick Hauger |
| Country: | England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon |
| Universityteam: | New Mexico Lobos |
| Club: | Melbourne Track Club Hallamshire Harriers |
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.
She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics and England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2]
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]
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 Word Half-marathon Championships.[4] Shas educated at the University of New Mexico[3] [4] and is married to American marathon runner Nick Hauger.[11]