Renée_Poetschka

Renee Poetschka

Renee Poetschka

Australian athlete

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.

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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

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Personal bests

Notes

  1. [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. [2]
    Biography: Renee Poetschka" Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine International Association of Athletics Federations
  3. [3]
    Renee Poetschka at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. [4]
    "World Rankings" Archived 19 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Track and Field News
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