Nicola Sanders

Nicola Sanders ( born June 23, 1982 in High Wycombe ) is a British track and field athlete.

Life

Nicola Sanders has been quite successful already at junior level. In the 400 - meter hurdles, she won bronze at the European Junior Championships in 1999 and was at the Youth World Championships 1999 Fourth. In 2000, she won the youth title of the Commonwealth and was fifth at the Junior World Championships.

In 2005 she was on the long hurdle track champion of the British Association AAA. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 she was eliminated in the fold line in the semi-finals. She was a member of the British 4x400 - meter relay team that won in 3:24,44 minutes in the cast Lee McConnell, Donna Fraser, Nicola Sanders and Christine Ohuruogu bronze behind the seasons from Russia and Jamaica.

In March 2006 at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne occupied Sanders, starting for England, in the 400 - meter hurdles in 55.32 seconds 4th place. The English 4x400 - meter relay team was disqualified after it had come first to the finish. After winning the 400 -meter run to AAA titles, she won at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg in the 400 -meter run 6th place in 50.87 seconds. With the British squadron, she finished fourth.

They celebrated their biggest success so far at the European Indoor Championships in 2007 in Birmingham. With 50.02 seconds, she won gold and ran the fifth fastest ever recorded time in the hall. With the British squadron, she won bronze. In the semi-finals at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka she improved her personal best 49.77 seconds. In the final, they increased this to 49.65 seconds and won silver behind her compatriot Christine Ohuruogu. With the 4x400 m relay team, she won with a new national record bronze behind the U.S. and Jamaica.

At the Olympic Games in 2008, Sanders was the fifth season and at the World Championships in 2009 Fourth. 2010 at the European Championships, the British women won bronze at the World Championships the following year, they came in fourth place. 2012 Sanders was with the squadron World Indoor Champion and at the European Championships she reached fourth place.

Nicole Sanders is 1.71 m and weighs 59 kg.

Bests

  • 400 meters: 49.65 s August 29, 2007, Osaka Hall: 50.02 s, March 3, 2007 Birmingham
2005 World Championships in Athletics 4 × 400 metres relay 2006 Commonwealth Games 400 metres 2006 European Athletics Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2010 European Athletics Championships 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships Walnut, California
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