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Finnish athlete (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathalie Blomqvist (born 20 April 2001) is a Finnish middle and long distance runner. She is a multiple-time national champion and national record holder.[1]
，_Hanna_Hermansson_(209)，_Sara_Cristiansson_(211)_in_2019.jpg) Nathalie Blomqvist (far right) at the 2019 Finland-Sweden Athletics International | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 1500m: 4:04.76 (Tomblaine, 2024) 3000m: 8:32.23 (Oslo, 2024) NR 5000m: 14:44.72 (Rome, 2024) NR | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A member of IK Falken, she was predominantly a 1500 metres runner before transitioning to include longer distances.[2] She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 1500 metres, running a time of 4:11.98.[3]
In 2022, she finished eighth in the U23 race at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin.[4] In December 2023 she won the bronze medal at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in the under-23 age category.[5]
She won the Finnish national indoor 3000 meters title in February 2024 in Tampere, but missed the 2024 World Indoors Championships due to illness.[6] She ran a personal best 4:06.93 for the 1500 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. In the spring of he following year she lowered that personal best mark to 4:06.23, in Germany.[7]
In April 2024, she set a new 5000 metres personal best in Walnut, California running 14:59.70.[8] In May 2024, Blomqvist broke the national record in the 3000 meters whilst competing in the 2024 Diamond League event in Oslo. Blomqvist's time of 8:32.23 improved more than nine seconds on the time set by Päivi Tikkanen in 1991 in Tokyo.[9]
She finished fifth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the 5000 metres in a time of 14:44.72, a new national record.[10] Later that month she won the Finnish national 5000m title.[11] In the 2024 Olympic games final of the 5000 meters she finished in 13th place.[12]
Blomqvist is in a relationship with Finnish-Somali long-distance runner Mustafe Muuse.[13][14]
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