Renee Poetschka

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Renee Poetschka
Personal information
Full nameRenee Elise Poetschka
NationalityAustralian
Born (1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 54)
Dampier, Western Australia [1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres
400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking9th
Personal best(s)11.62s–100 m [2]
23.06s–200 m [2]

50.19s–400 m [2]

57.04–400 m Hurdles [2]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Gothenburg 4x400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Plovdiv 4x400 m relay

Renee Elise Poetschka (born 1 May 1971) [3] is a former Australian athlete. Best known as a relay runner, she won a bronze medal at the World Champion in the 4x400 metres relay and a gold medal in the same event at the World Junior Championships.

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Athletic career

A five-time National Champion in the individual 400 metres, she was twice ranked in the World's Top Ten by Track and Field News in 1995 (9th) and 1996 (10th). [4]

At the 1993 Australian National Championships, Poetschka also won the 400m Hurdles. Her younger sister, Lauren later became national champion in the hurdles event and represented Australia at the Olympic Games. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 18th (h)400m 55.18
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:30.38
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan14th400 m52.76
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain15th400 m 52.09
7th4 × 400 m relay 3:26.42
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada5th400 m52.29
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada5th400 m 51.51
4 × 400 m relayDQ
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden9th400 m51.00
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:25.88
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States15th400 m51.49
11th4 × 400 m relay 3:33.78

Personal bests

Notes

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Renée Poetschka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Biography: Renee Poetschka" Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine International Association of Athletics Federations
  3. Renee Poetschka at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "World Rankings" Archived 19 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine , Track and Field News