Sofia Thøgersen
Personal information
NationalityDenmark
Born (2005-07-06) 6 July 2005
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500m, 3000m, cross country
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 2:03.23 (Trier, 2023)
1500m: 4:05.34 (Budapest, 2023) NR
3000m: 8:53.39 (Copenhagen, 2023)
5000m: 15:44.29 (Karlsruhe, 2023)
3000m steeplechase: 10:02.69 (Copenhagen, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Denmark
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Talinn3000m
Silver medal – second place2023 Jerusalem1500m
Bronze medal – third place2023 Jerusalem5000m
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BrusselsU20 race
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Jerusalem3000m
Silver medal – second place2022 Jerusalem2000m Steeplechase

Sofia Thøgersen (born 6 July 2005) is a Danish middle distance and long distance runner. A multiple-time national champion, and the Danish national record holder over 1500 metres, in 2023 she became the youngest Danish athlete to compete at the World Athletics Championships.[1]

Early life

Thøgersen joined Sparta Athletics and Running club in Østerbro when she was six years-old.[2]

Career

2021

In 2921, Thøgersen became the senior Danish champion over 1500m, aged 16 years-old.[3] Thøgersen won silver at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, in a 3000m world-leading time by an under-18 year-old athlete in Europe, of 9:16.43.[4] In November 2021, competing as one of the youngest athletes in the race, Thøgersen finished 15th at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin.[5]

2022

She won gold at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000m in Jerusalem and also won bronze at the 2000m steeplechase at the same championship.[6] That year, she won two national titles indoors, over 1500 meters and 3000 meters.[7][8] She also retained her Danish senior champion outdoor title over 1500m in Alborg in June 2022.[9] She secured victory in the women’s U20 race at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in Kristiansand in November 2022.[10]

2023

In 2023, she retained her senior 1500m title in June 2023.[11] Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres, she became the youngest Danish competitor in championship history, and had to apply for time-off from her school in order to compete.[12] Although she didn’t qualify for the semi final, she ran a new national record time of 4:05.34.[13] Thøgersen also set a new national record time for the 3000m in 2023, running 8.53.39 at the Copenhagen Athletics Games in Østerbro, improving Anna Emilie Møller's 18-year record by 17 seconds.[14]

She defended her U20 women’s title at the Nordic Cross Country Championships in Reykjavik in November 2023.[15] Selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023, she won silver in the women's U20 race behind Innes FitzGerald.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Sofia Thørgrsen". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sofia Thørgesen". Sportsfyssen.dk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Danish Championship results 2021". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Clyne, Fraser (July 20, 2021). "Funny mix of feelings' for Inverness' Megan Keith after just missing out on European U20 medal". Press and Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Danish distance running talent Thøgersen lands Nordic U20 cross country title". European Athletics. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Guld fra Jerusalem til Mørkhøj". sn.dk. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Danish Indoor Championship results 2022 - Day 1". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Danish Indoor Championship results 2022 - Day 2". Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Danish Championship results 2022". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Norwegian silver and bronze for the junior women in the Nordic Championships". Kondis.no. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Here are the DM winners". TV2Nord. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. ↑ Sauermilch, Jonas (18 August 2023). "Sofia has asked for time off from school, because she is going to the WC as the youngest Dane ever". dr.dk. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Danish 1500-meter runner erases Danish record". Sport.tv2.dk. August 19, 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Verdensklasse-atletik på Østerbro Stadion". 24nyt.dk. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Thøgersen defends Nordic U20 cross country title on the road to Brussels". European Athletics. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  16. ↑ Rhodes, James (10 December 2023). "Brilliant Brits in Brussels – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 10 December 2023.


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