Renee Poetschka

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.

Renee Poetschka
Personal information
Full nameRenee Elise Poetschka
NationalityAustralian
Born (1971-05-01) 1 May 1971
Dampier, Western Australia[1]
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportTrack 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  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Gothenburg4x400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Plovdiv4x400 m relay

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  Australia
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

Notes

  1. 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. Biography: Renee Poetschka" Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine International Association of Athletics Federations
  3. Renee Poetschka at World Athletics
  4. "World Rankings" Archived 19 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Track and Field News
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