Nathalie Blomqvist

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Nathalie Blomqvist
Nathalie Blomqvist (far right) at the 2019 Finland-Sweden Athletics International
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (2001-04-20) 20 April 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 4:04.76 (Tomblaine, 2024)
3000m: 8:32.23 (Oslo, 2024) NR
5000m: 14:44.72 (Rome, 2024) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Finland
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Brussels U23 race

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Blomqvist is in a relationship with Finnish-Somali long-distance runner Mustafe Muuse.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Nathalie Blomqvist". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Nathalie Blomqvist gick från ingenstans in i EM-medaljkampen – taktiska önskemålet överraskar: "Jag tror jag har bäst möjligheter då"". Svenska. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Nausea surprised Topi Raitanen: "Today was quite a different day" - a good performance for Nathalie Blomqvist in the debut of the prestigious Championships". Yleisertuhi.fi. 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "NATHALIE BLOMQVIST TO THE TERRAIN EC". sfi.idrott.fi. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Poikaystävä Mustafe Muuse teki kovan ennustuksen Nathalie Blomqvistista: "Tästä on tulossa Nathalien 2020-luku"". yle.fi. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Nathalie Blomqvist will be left out of Finland's World Cup team". yleisurheilu.fi. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Nathalie Blomqvist's top streak continues - victory in Germany with a new record". etusuora. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "FINLAND'S NATHALIE BLOMQUIST ACHIEVES FIRST SUB-15 5,000-METER PERFORMANCE AT MT. SAC RELAYS SINCE 2007". Runnerspace. April 20, 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Nathalie Blomqvist broke the Finnish record - the glorious time completely confused her". yle.fi. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Battocletti wins second Italian gold in 5000m thriller". European Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ^ "National championships roundup - Fast times highlight the British and French Championships". European Athletics. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's 5000m - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ^ Sippola, Joel; Manner, Petra (8 June 2024). "Poikaystävä Mustafe Muuse teki kovan ennustuksen Nathalie Blomqvistista: "Tästä on tulossa Nathalien 2020-luku"". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ^ Manner, Petra (16 October 2022). "Paremmissa piireissä". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 June 2024.


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