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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| Full name | Renee Elise Poetschka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1971 Dampier, Western Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 11.62s–100 m[2] 23.06s–200 m[2] 50.19s–400 m[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletic career
editA 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 18th (h) | 400m | 55.18 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m 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 | 4 × 400 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 |
| — | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | 400 m | 51.00 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.88 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 15th | 400 m | 51.49 |
| 11th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.78 | |||
Personal bests
edit- 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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e Biography: Renee Poetschka" Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine International Association of Athletics Federations
- ^ Renee Poetschka at World Athletics
- ^ "World Rankings" Archived 19 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Track and Field News
External links
edit- Renee Poetschka at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Renee Poetschka at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Renee Poetschka at Olympics.com
- Renee Poetschka at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Renee Elise Poetschka at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)