| Elise Thorner | |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Steeplechase |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 2001 |
| Pb: | 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: 9:28.49 (Azusa, 2024) |
Elise Thorner (born 16 March 2001) is a British track and field athlete. She finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 British Athletics Championships.[1]
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.[2] She attended New Mexico University and transferred to the University of Florida in 2023.[3]
In April 2022, she set a new personal best for the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:40:98 in California.[4] On 29 April 2022, she set an English U23 record running 9:32.42 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, hosted by Stanford.[5] In June 2022, she finished third in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[6] She was selected for the a British team for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[7] She finished in 14th place in her heat for the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, in a time of 10:08.46.[8]
In April 2023, she won the Brian Clay Invitational 3000m steeplechase in California, running 9:39.39.[9] She finished fourth in the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 9:47.85.[10]
In April 2024, she went to fourth on the all-time British list for the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:28.49 in California.[11] [12] At the same event, she ran 4:14.55 for the 1500 metres.[13] She qualified for the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[14]
In June 2024, she finished runner-up at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[15]