Chandra Sturrup

Medal record
Chandra Sturrup
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  Bahamas
Olympic Games
Gold	2000 Sydney	4x100 m relay
Silver	1996 Atlanta	4x100 m relay
World Championships
Gold	1999 Seville	4 x 100 m relay
Silver	2009 Berlin	4 x 100 m relay
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	100 m
Bronze	2003 Paris	100 m
Pan American Games
Gold	1999 Winnipeg	100 m
Bronze	2007 Rio de Janeiro	100 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold	1998 Maracaibo	100 m
Bronze	1993 Ponce	100 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
Gold	2008 Cali	100 m
Gold	2005 Nassau	100 m
Gold	1997 San Juan	4x100 m relay
Silver	2005 Nassau	4x100 m relay
Silver	1993 Cali	4x100 m relay
Silver	1989 San Juan	4x100 m relay
Bronze	2008 Cali	4x100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold	2002 Manchester	4x100 m relay
Gold	1998 Kuala Lumpur	100m
World Indoor Championships
Gold	2001 Lisbon	60 metres
Continental Cup
Silver	1998 Johannesburg	100 m
Silver	1998 Johannesburg	4x100 m relay

Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971) is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete.^[1] She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005. She has had a very long career and has taken part in almost every major event since 1991. She is a well-respected athlete and very competitive.

Sturrup competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Lina Grincikaite in a time of 11.30 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.16 seconds and placed third behind Sherone Simpson and Muna Lee. In her semi final Sturrup finished in fifth position with 11.22 seconds, causing elimination. However her fellow Bahamian Debbie Ferguson did qualify for the final with the same time, but she finished fourth in her semi final.^[1]

Achievements

• 2005 World Championships in Athletics - fourth place (100 m)
• 2003 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal (100 m)
• 2002 Commonwealth Games - gold medal (4x100 m relay)
• 2001 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal (100 m)
• 2001 World Indoor Championships in Athletics - gold medal (60 m)
• 2000 Olympic Games - gold medal (4x100 m relay)
• 2000 Olympic Games - sixth place
• 1999 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal (4x100 m relay)
• 1999 World Championships in Athletics - seventh place (100 m)
• 1998 Commonwealth Games - gold medal (100 m)
• 1997 World Indoor Championships in Athletics - silver medal (60 m)
• 1996 Olympic Games - silver medal (4x100 m relay)
• 1996 Olympic Games - fourth place (100 m)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Athlete biography: Chandra Sturrup, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008

External links

• IAAF profile for Chandra Sturrup
• Chandra Sturrup Pictures

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Name	Sturrup, Chandra
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Date of birth	September 12, 1971
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