Henriette Jæger

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]

Henriette Jæger
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.06m (Espoo, 2023) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Norway
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Espoo400 m

Career

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]

References
  1. "Henriette Jæger". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. Larsen, Atle Wester (12 May 2018). "Ny norsk rekord på 60 meter". ha-halden.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. Monsen, Anders Huun (4 February 2018). "Jakob Ingebrigtsen with the European junior record". friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. Larsen, Atle Wester (18 May 2020). "Henriette (14) smashed a 32-year-old Norwegian record". ha-halden.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. Monsen, Anders Huun (9 August 2020). "Fantastic delivered by Henriette Jæger". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. Eriksrud Hansen, Ole Jonny (13 September 2020). "Henriette Jæger (17) set the U18 world record in heptathlon". nettavisen.no.
  7. Larsen, Anders Huun (13 September 2020). "Clear world record in the heptathlon by Henriette Jæger". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. Larsen, Anders Huun. "Henriette Jæger topped off a brilliant athletics weekend". Friidrett.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. "Henriette Jæger close to a sensational WC medal". no.glbnews. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. 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.
  11. Helle, Rune (17 July 2023). "Took Norway to the final: - I really delivered". Ringsaker-blad.no. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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