Renee Poetschka

Renée Poetschka ( Renée Elise Poetschka; born May 1, 1971 in Dampier ) is a former Australian sprinter who specialized in the 400 -meter run.

Internationally, it came into existence when they with the Australian 4 x 400 - meter relay team won the title at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Plovdiv in 1990 for the first time. In 1991, she reached at the World Championships in Tokyo in the 400 -meter run and finished the semifinal round at the Universiade in Sheffield over the same distance fourth.

At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 it reached about 400 m turn the semi-finals and was seventh in the relay. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Toronto in 1993 and at the Commonwealth Games in 1994 in Victoria, she took each fifth place in the 400 -meter run.

The greatest success of her career was celebrating Poetschka at the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg in 1995. There she won the 4 x 400 meters relay together with Lee Naylor, Melinda Gainsford -Taylor and Cathy Freeman in 3:25,88 min the bronze medal behind the teams of the United States ( 3:22,39 min) and Russia ( 3:23,98 min).

At the end of their international career, she once again reached the semifinals at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta about 400 m. In the relay, however, she left out in the preliminary round.

Overall, it was five times Australian Champion, four times in the 400 -meter run (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996) and once in the 400 - meter hurdles (1993).

Renée Poetschka is 1,74 m tall and weighed in their active time: 56 kg. Her younger sister Lauren Poetschka is a former hurdle sprinter and was also Olympian.

Bests

  • 400 m: 50.19 s, March 12, 1994, Sydney Hall: 52.29 s, March 14, 1993, Toronto
Dampier, Western Australia 400 metres 4 × 400 metres relay 1991 World Championships in Athletics 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships 1994 Commonwealth Games 1995 World Championships in Athletics Lee Naylor (athlete)
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