Calli Hauger-Thackery (née Thackery; born 9 January 1993) is an English international athlete. 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.
Career Hauger-Thackery finished fifth in the 5,000m at the 2015 European U23 Championships.
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. Representing England, she came 10th in the 5,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. A few weeks later she finished sixth in the 5,000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.
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.
In February 2024, she was named in the Great Britain marathon team for the Paris Olympics.
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.
She represented Great Britain in the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race.
Calli Hauger-Thackery won the 2024 California International Marathon in a course record time of 2:24:28.Welduilbanos and Hauger-Thackery break California International Marathon course records athleticsillustrated.comRecords fall again as world’s best runners shine at California International Marathon The Sacramento BeeCalifornia International Marathon 2024 Results: Tsegay Weldlibanos defeats CJ Albertson to win men's race, Calli Thackery takes women's title sportskeeda.com
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. She was educated at the University of New Mexico, earned 6 NCAA Division I All-American awards and is married to American marathon runner Nick Hauger.Nick Hauger Hoka ONE ONE Northern Arizona Elite Profile 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.Calli Hauger-Thackery: UK's next marathon queen? The Marathon Podcast published 11 November 2025
+RepresentingUniversity of New Mexico '13-'17YearVenuePositionEventTimeCross Country Championships2013 Mountain West Conference Cross Country ChampionshipUnited States Air Force Academy the Eisenhower Golf Club8th6 km21:55.8 1st place Team31 points2013 NCAA Division I cross country championshipsTerre Haute, Indiana67th6 km21:04.010th place Team301 points2015 Mountain West Conference Cross Country ChampionshipUniversity of Nevada Reno7th6 km22:55.2 1st place Team24 points2015 NCAA Division I cross country championshipsTerre Haute, Indiana15th6 km20:07.3 1st place Team49 points2016 Mountain West Conference Cross Country ChampionshipBoise State University2nd6 km20:11.3 1st place Team42 points2016 NCAA Division I cross country championshipsTerre Haute, Indiana28th6 km20:17.47th place Team310 pointsIndoor Track and Field Championships2015 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipUniversity of New Mexico3rd3000 m9:47.994th5000 m17:09.95 1st place Team149 points2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico13th3000 m9:26.332014 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 3000 m results. Retrieved March 3, 20162016 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipUniversity of New Mexico2ndMile4:45.794th3000 m9:43.362016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBirmingham, Alabama6th3000 m9:09.3612thDMR11:30.672017 Mountain West Conference Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipUniversity of New Mexico2nd3000 m9:40.092ndDMR11:29.04Outdoor Track and Field Championships2015 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipSan Diego State University1st1500 m4:29.972nd5000 m16:08.842015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon6th5000 m15:47.152016 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipCalifornia State University, Fresno1st10,000 m34:30.242016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon22nd5000 mDNF
References
External links
Marathon Talk Episode 28: Calli Thackery at World Marathon Majors podcast
Calli Thackery at University of New Mexico
Calli Hauger-Thackery at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics