Beatrice Nedberge Llano

Beatrice Nedberge Llano
Llano in 2026
Personal information
NicknamesBea, B
Born (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997
Bergen, Norway
EducationArizona State University[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
College teamSun Devils
ClubNorna-Salhus IL
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHammer throw: 73.21m (2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 BirminghamHammer throw
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 BydgoszczHammer throw
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 BydgoszczHammer throw
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 EskilstunaHammer throw

Beatrice Nedberge Llano (born 14 December 1997) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[2] She is a European Championships bronze medallist and a nine-time national champion. Llano is also a European U23 Championships bronze medallist, World U20 Championships gold medallist and European Junior Championships silver medallist. She holds the national record with a personal best throw of 73.21 metres, set in Athens in 2026. Llano competed in the women's hammer throw event at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Career

Llano became Norwegian champion in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 representing Laksevåg TIL.[3]

Llano was an All-American thrower for the Arizona State Sun Devils track and field team, finishing 3rd in the hammer throw at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[4]

She won the bronze medal in the hammer throw at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, England.[5]

Personal life

Llano hails from Bergen with a Norwegian mother and Chilean father.[6] Her sister, Paula Nedberge Llano, was a pole vaulter on national level, with bronze medals at the Norwegian championships in 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015.[7]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Norway
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 4th Hammer throw (3 kg) 68.31 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 5th Hammer throw 63.23 m
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 2nd Hammer throw 64.76 m
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st Hammer throw 64.33 m
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 3rd Hammer throw 66.74 m
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 3rd Hammer throw 67.89 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 28th (q) Hammer throw 65.55 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, Oregon 28th (q) Hammer throw 64.81 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 19th (q) Hammer throw 66.32 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (q) Hammer throw 69.11 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 22nd (q) Hammer throw 66.53 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 27th (q) Hammer throw 66.92 m
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th (q) Hammer throw 70.10 m
2026 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd Hammer throw 72.88 m

References

  1. ↑ "College bio".
  2. ↑ Beatrice Nedberge Llano at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "Slegge/Hammer Throw". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Llano tok sensasjonell EM-bronse: – Føles ikke helt virkelig". FVN (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Frøyen, Dag Nesbø (31 May 2016). "Den unge storslegga". Firdaposten (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  7. ↑ "Stav/Pole vault". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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