Renee Poetschka
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| Full name | Renée Elise Poetschka | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1 May 1971 Dampier, Western Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Perth, Western Australia[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) |
400 metres 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
11.62s–100 m[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Renee 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.
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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia | |||||
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 18th (h) | 400m | 55.18 |
| 1st | 4×400m relay | 3:30.38 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 14th | 400 m | 52.76 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 400 m | 52.09 |
| 7th | 4x400 m relay | 3:26.42 | |||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 52.29 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 5th | 400 m | 51.51 |
| — | 4x400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | 400 m | 51.00 |
| 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:25.88 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 15th | 400 m | 51.49 |
| 11th | 4x400 m relay | 3:33.78 | |||
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 11.62 s (1996)
- 200 metres – 23.06 s (1995)
- 400 metres – 50.19 s (1994)
- 400 metres hurdles – 57.04 s (1993)
Notes
- 1 2 "Renée Poetschka". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Biography: Renee Poetschka” International Association of Athletics Federations
- ↑
- Renee Poetschka profile at IAAF
- ↑ “World Rankings”, Track and Field News
External links
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