Calli Thackery
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993
Sport
SportAthletics
Event5000 metres
ClubMelbourne Track Club
Hallamshire Harriers

Calli Thackery (born 9 January 1993) is an English international athlete.[1] She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2] Her father Carl Thackery was a team GB runner in the 1980's and 90's.

Biography

Thackery was educated at the University of New Mexico and in June 2022 recorded a personal best of 15:06.26 putting her 17th on the all time UK list.[3] She relocated to Australia at the end of 2019 to train out of Melbourne Track Club and trains out of the Hallamshire Harriers in the United Kingdom.[4]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's 5,000 metres event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Calli Thackery". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Australian move pays off for Calli Thackery". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2022.


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