Elise Thorner

Elise Thorner (born 16 March 2001) is a British track and field athlete. She finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 British Athletics Championships.

Early life
From Bridgwater, she attended school at Millfield in Somerset. She won gold in the girls' 1500m steeplechase at the School Games National Finals at Loughborough in 2017. She attended New Mexico University and transferred to the University of Florida in 2023.

Career
In April 2022, she set a new personal best for the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:40:98 in California. On 29 April 2022, she set an English U23 record running 9:32.42 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, hosted by Stanford. In June 2022, she finished third in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester. She was selected for the a British team for the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. She finished in 14th place in her heat for the Women's 3000 metres steeplechase, in a time of 10:08.46.

In April 2023, she won the Brian Clay Invitational 3000m steeplechase in California, running 9:39.39. She finished fourth in the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in 9:47.85.

In April 2024, she went to fourth on the all-time British list for the 3000m steeplechase, running 9:28.49 in California. At the same event, she ran 4:14.55 for the 1500 metres. She qualified for the final of the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

In June 2024, she finished runner-up at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in the 3000 metres steeplechase.