Chandra Sturrup

Chandra Sturrup ( born September 12, 1971 in Nassau ) is a Bahamian athlete who is a world leader in the 100 - meter dash and the 200 -meter run since the 1990s. It was 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 - meter relay and 2003 World Championship bronze medalist in the 100 -meter individual race.

1999, the former volleyball player and long jumper Sturrup their major international success by winning the 4 x 100 -meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in 1999.

Already at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won the team silver medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay along with teammates Eldece Clarke, Savatheda Fynes and Pauline Davis, and at the Summer Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney, the team gold medal in the same discipline along with their teammates Savatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis and Debbie Ferguson.

At the World Championships in Paris in 2003, she won the bronze medal over 100 meters. Your personal best she latched on with 10.84 s in 2005, which made them even at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki at one of the Mitfavoritinnen. With 11.09 s, it reached fourth place. The personal best of 10.84 s in Finland would have been enough for a gold medal.

Chandra Sturrup has a competition weight of 52 kg at a height of 1.59 m.