Henriette Jæger (born 30 June 2003) is a Norwegian track and field athlete. She is a multiple time national champion, and former U18 world record holder. In 2023, she became the Norwegian record holder over 400 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 400m: 51.05m (Torún, 2024) NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
From Aremark,[2] Jæger was 14 years-old when she came third at the Norwegian senior indoor championships over 200 metres, in February 2018.[3] As a 14 year-old at the Baltic Athletics Championships in 2018, she broke the Norwegian record for girls aged 15 in the heptathlon, that had stood since 1986, with a score of 5352 points.[4] Competing in Fagernes in 2020 she broke 6000 points for the heptathlon for the first time.[5] In September 2020, she broke the world U18 Heptathlon record with 6301 points, surpassing María Vicente’s record score from 2008.[6][7]
Jæger set a new Norwegian U20 heptathlon record in Gotzis in May 2021 of 6154 points.[8]
Jæger finished in fourth place in the 400 meters at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships held in Cali, Colombia with a time of 52.23 seconds.[9]
Competing at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships held from in July 2023 in Espoo, Finland, she won a silver medal in the 400m after a close battle with Yemi Mary John, with Keely Hodgkinson in third.[10] Her time of 51.06s set a Norwegian record over the distance.[11]
In January 2024, she set a new national record in the 200 metres indoors running 22.99 in Baerum.[12] At the 2024 Copernicus Cup in February 2024, she set a new 400m personal best, and a new national record, running 51.05.[13] She competed in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow and reached the semi-finals.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Henriette Jæger". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Larsen, Atle Wester (12 May 2018). "Ny norsk rekord på 60 meter". ha-halden.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Monsen, Anders Huun (4 February 2018). "Jakob Ingebrigtsen with the European junior record". friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Larsen, Atle Wester (18 May 2020). "Henriette (14) smashed a 32-year-old Norwegian record". ha-halden.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Monsen, Anders Huun (9 August 2020). "Fantastic delivered by Henriette Jæger". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Eriksrud Hansen, Ole Jonny (13 September 2020). "Henriette Jæger (17) set the U18 world record in heptathlon". nettavisen.no.
- ^ Larsen, Anders Huun (13 September 2020). "Clear world record in the heptathlon by Henriette Jæger". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Larsen, Anders Huun. "Henriette Jæger topped off a brilliant athletics weekend". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Henriette Jæger close to a sensational WC medal". no.glbnews. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Goss, Symone (14 July 2023). "Yemi Mary John and Havard Bentdal Ingvaldsen win gold; bronze for Keely Hodgkinson in Espoo". World-Track. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Helle, Rune (17 July 2023). "Took Norway to the final: - I really delivered". Ringsaker-blad.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Van Der Weken dashes to a national 60m record and world lead of 7.09 at home in Luxembourg". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "World-Leading Performances Highlight the 10th Copernicus Cup's in Torun". Watch Athletics. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's 400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.