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{{Medal|Country| {{GBR2}}}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]]}} |
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{{ Medal | Silver | [[1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|1992 Tyneside]] | [[1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships#Team results|Men's team]]}} |
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{{ Medal | Bronze | [[1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|1993 Brussels]] | [[1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships#Race results|Men's race]]}} |
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{{ Medal | Bronze | [[1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|1993 Brussels]] | [[1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships#Team results|Men's team]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Road Relay Championships|World Road Relay Championships]]}} |
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{{ Medal | Silver | [[1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay|1986 Hiroshima]] | [[1986 IAAF World Challenge Road Relay|Men's race]]}} |
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{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]]}} |
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{{ Medal | Silver | [[1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|1987 Warsaw]] | [[1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race|Men's team]]}} |
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⚫ | He ran twice for Great Britain in the [[IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]], finishing 16th and winning team silver in 1992 and winning individual and team bronzes in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|last=GB Athletics|title=British Medallists in International Athletics Championships|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/road.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Thackery won a number of prestigious international road races, including the [[CPC Loop Den Haag|City-Pier-City Half Marathon]] in The Hague,<ref>{{cite web|title=City-Pier-City half marathon winners|url= |
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⚫ | Thackery set the British and Commonwealth records for 20,000 metres and one hour on the track at La Flèche in France in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|last=British Athletics|title=Records|url=http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/records/ukatmen.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth athletics records|url=http://www.alltheanswers.com/content_encyclopedia/commonwealth-outdoor-athletics-records.html|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> |
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==Athletics career== |
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⚫ | He ran twice for Great Britain in the [[IAAF World Half Marathon Championships]], finishing 16th and winning team silver in 1992 and winning individual and team bronzes in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|last=GB Athletics|title=British Medallists in International Athletics Championships|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/road.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> He also finished 14th in the [[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres]], won team silver at the [[1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race]] (where he finished 20th),<ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Athlete's Profile|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/carl-thackery-2877|accessdate=18 December 2013}}</ref> and won team silver at the [[IAAF World Road Relay Championships]] in 1986, helping to set a UK record for the road marathon relay in the process.<ref>{{cite web|last=GB Athletics|title=UK All-Time Lists – Relays|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mg99.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1986 IAAF World Challenge Relay results|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/road.htm|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> He represented [[England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the marathon event, at the [[1990 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|title=England team in 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120931/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39232|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> |
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At a domestic level, he was the English AAA 10,000 metres champion in 1991<ref>{{cite web|last=GB Athletics|title=AAA Championships (Men)|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> and the English Inter-Counties Cross Country champion in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|last=GB Athletics|title=Inter-Counties Championships|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/cauo.htm}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Thackery won a number of prestigious international road races, including the [[CPC Loop Den Haag|City-Pier-City Half Marathon]] in The Hague,<ref>{{cite web|title=City-Pier-City half marathon winners|url=https://www.arrs.run/HP_CPCHM.htm|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> the [[Roma-Ostia Half Marathon]] (twice),<ref>{{cite web|title=Rome-Ostia half marathon winners|url=https://www.arrs.run/HP_ROsHM.htm|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> the 15 km Seven Hills Race ([[Zevenheuvelenloop]]) in Nijmegen, the Netherlands,<ref>{{cite web|title=Seven Hills 15km race winners|url=https://www.arrs.run./HP_7Hi15.htm|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> the [[Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run]] in Washington DC,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cherry Blossom 10 miles winners|url=https://www.arrs.run/HP_ChB10.htm|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> the Trevira Twosome 10 miles in New York Central Park,<ref>{{cite news|title=New York Times article|newspaper=The New York Times |date=7 May 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/07/sports/running-a-no-2-and-a-no-3-unite-to-be-no-1.html|accessdate=23 January 2014|last1=Yannis |first1=Alex }}</ref> the [[Jean Bouin Memorial]] in Barcelona (twice),<ref>{{cite web|title=Jean Bouin Memorial race winners|url=https://www.arrs.run/HP_JnBo9.htm|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref> and La Matesina 10 km in Bojano/Italy.<ref>{{cite journal|title=La Matesina winners|url=http://www.uniroma2.it/molise/matese/matseng.htm|accessdate=26 January 2014}}</ref> In the UK, he won the Nike [[Blaydon Race]] in 1998<ref>{{cite web|title=Blaydon race winners|url=http://www.blaydon-race.com/results/|accessdate=26 January 2014}}</ref> and ran world-class sub-46.40 min times when winning the Brampton-Carlisle and Erewash 10 miles in 1991 and 1992 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Association of Road Running Statisticians|title=All-time Rankings 10 miles|url=https://www.arrs.run/AllTime/AL_R10M3.htm|accessdate=26 January 2014}}</ref> Thackery also won two Grand Prix track races in 1987 – the 10,000 metres at the Paris BNP meeting<ref>{{cite web|last=GB Athletics|title=All-Time Lists – Distance running|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mc99.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> and the one-hour event at the Herculis meeting in Monaco.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time one hour track race rankings|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/men.htm|accessdate=24 January 2014}}</ref> |
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20 km 59.01 Perros-Guirec/France 1996,<ref>{{cite web|last=Association of Road Racing Statisticians|title=Records by Month|url=http://www.arrs.net./MR_R20K.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref> |
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His half-marathon personal best of 61 min 04 sec ranked him first in the world in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|last=Association of Road Running Statisticians|title=Yearly Ranking Leaders|url=https://www.arrs.run/YR_HMar.htm|accessdate=26 January 2014}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Thackery set the British and Commonwealth records for 20,000 metres and one hour on the track at La Flèche in France in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|last=British Athletics|title=Records|url=http://www.british-athletics.co.uk/records/ukatmen.htm|accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth athletics records|url=http://www.alltheanswers.com/content_encyclopedia/commonwealth-outdoor-athletics-records.html|accessdate=23 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201202428/http://www.alltheanswers.com/content_encyclopedia/commonwealth-outdoor-athletics-records.html|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Personal Bests== |
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*One hour 20.855 km La Flèche 1990,<ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF All-time list 1 hour track|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/one-hour/outdoor/men/senior|accessdate=26 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 18 July 2024
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Nationality | English |
Born | Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire | 14 October 1962
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Sport | Athletics |
Carl Edward Thackery (born 14 October 1962 in Sheffield, England) is a retired British long-distance runner, who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. His daughter Calli Hauger-Thackery is an international marathon runner.
Athletics career
[edit]He ran twice for Great Britain in the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, finishing 16th and winning team silver in 1992 and winning individual and team bronzes in 1993.[1] He also finished 14th in the 1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres, won team silver at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race (where he finished 20th),[2] and won team silver at the IAAF World Road Relay Championships in 1986, helping to set a UK record for the road marathon relay in the process.[3][4] He represented England in the marathon event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6][7]
At a domestic level, he was the English AAA 10,000 metres champion in 1991[8] and the English Inter-Counties Cross Country champion in 1987.[9]
Thackery won a number of prestigious international road races, including the City-Pier-City Half Marathon in The Hague,[10] the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon (twice),[11] the 15 km Seven Hills Race (Zevenheuvelenloop) in Nijmegen, the Netherlands,[12] the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington DC,[13] the Trevira Twosome 10 miles in New York Central Park,[14] the Jean Bouin Memorial in Barcelona (twice),[15] and La Matesina 10 km in Bojano/Italy.[16] In the UK, he won the Nike Blaydon Race in 1998[17] and ran world-class sub-46.40 min times when winning the Brampton-Carlisle and Erewash 10 miles in 1991 and 1992 respectively.[18] Thackery also won two Grand Prix track races in 1987 – the 10,000 metres at the Paris BNP meeting[19] and the one-hour event at the Herculis meeting in Monaco.[20] His half-marathon personal best of 61 min 04 sec ranked him first in the world in 1987.[21] Thackery set the British and Commonwealth records for 20,000 metres and one hour on the track at La Flèche in France in 1990.[22][23]
Personal Bests
[edit]- 10,000 metres 27.59.24 Paris 1987,
- 10 km 28.14 Hiroshima 1986,
- 10 miles 46.26 Washington DC 1991,
- 20,000 metres 57.28.7 La Flèche 1990,[24]
- 20 km 59.01 Perros-Guirec/France 1996,[25]
- One hour 20.855 km La Flèche 1990,[26]
- Half marathon 61.04 Barnsley 1987,
- Marathon 2.12.37 Carpi/Italy 1992[27]
References
[edit]- ^ GB Athletics. "British Medallists in International Athletics Championships". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "IAAF Athlete's Profile". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ GB Athletics. "UK All-Time Lists – Relays".
- ^ "1986 IAAF World Challenge Relay results". Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ GB Athletics. "AAA Championships (Men)". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ GB Athletics. "Inter-Counties Championships".
- ^ "City-Pier-City half marathon winners". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Rome-Ostia half marathon winners". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Seven Hills 15km race winners". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Cherry Blossom 10 miles winners". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (7 May 1989). "New York Times article". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Jean Bouin Memorial race winners". Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "La Matesina winners". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Blaydon race winners". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Association of Road Running Statisticians. "All-time Rankings 10 miles". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ GB Athletics. "All-Time Lists – Distance running". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "All-time one hour track race rankings". Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Association of Road Running Statisticians. "Yearly Ranking Leaders". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ British Athletics. "Records". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Commonwealth athletics records". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "IAAF All-time List 20,000 metres track". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Association of Road Racing Statisticians. "Records by Month". Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "IAAF All-time list 1 hour track". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ GB Athletics. "UK All-Time Lists – Distance running". Retrieved 19 December 2013.