Chandra Sturrup


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12/09/1971 - Nassau (BAH) 
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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
14 x 100m Relay2000Sydney, NSW, AUS41.95
24 x 100m Relay1996Atlanta, GA, USA42.14
44 x 100m Relay2004Athens, GRE42.69
4100m1996Atlanta, GA, USA11.00
5100m2000Sydney, NSW, AUS11.21
6200m1996Atlanta, GA, USA22.54
Semifinal100m2008Beijing, CHN11.22
Quarterfinal100m2004Athens, GRE11.46
Quarterfinal200m2000Sydney, NSW, AUS23.210
World Championships
14 x 100m Relay1999Seville, ESP41.92
24 x 100m Relay2009Berlin, GER42.29
3100m2003Paris, FRA11.02
3100m2001Edmonton, AB, CAN11.02
7100m2009Berlin, GER11.05
Diamond League
2100m2010Rome, ITA11.14
3100m2010Lausanne, SUI11.18
3100m2010Shanghai, CHN11.38
8100m2010Eugene, OR, USA11.19
Golden League
2100m2009Paris Saint-Denis, FRA11.15
3100m2009Rome, ITA10.99
3100m2009Oslo, NOR11.15
4100m2009Berlin, GER11.18
4100m2008Brussels, BEL11.40
5100m2009Brussels, BEL11.16
5100m2009Zurich, SUI11.13
World Challenge
2100m2010Rabat, MAR11.14
2100m2010Ostrava, CZE11.13
3100m2010Hengelo, NED11.29
Super Grand Prix
2100m2009London, GBR11.09
Grand Prix
3100m2010Shanghai, CHN11.03
3100m2009Gateshead, GBR11.34
3100m2009Hengelo, NED11.18
World Indoor Championships
560m2012Istanbul, TUR7.19
560m2010Doha, QAT7.16

Occupation

Athlete

Education

Business Management - Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA, USA

Family

She has a son, Sean

Language(s) spoken

English

Coach

Diane Woodside [national] (tribune242.com, 06 Jul 2012)

Sporting relatives

She is a former volleyball player. (IAAF, 21 Jun 2003)

Injuries

She was hampered by injury during the 2004 season. (CMC, 07 Jul 2005)

A stress fracture in her shin kept her out of competition in the lead up to the 2003 World Indoor Championships. (Track and Field News April 2003)

In 1998 she suffered from plantar fascitis in her left foot, which caused inflammation and stopped her from training for two months. (Turner Sports, 21 Feb 2002)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She began running at age eight. She was beating the boys when she was in junior high and competed for the Bahamas national team when she was still a junior. (Turner Sports, 21 Feb 2002)

Most influential person in career
Winning back-to-back relay gold medals at the 1999 Seville World Championships and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. (trackalerts.com, 04 Aug 2010)

Awards
She, along with Debbie Ferguson, Sevatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis-Thompson and Eldece Clark-Lewis were dubbed the Golden Girls in 1999 after their first place finish in the 4x100m relay at the 1999 World Championships. They then went on to win Olympic gold a year later. They were also invited to be patrons of the Bahamas Athletic Association Awards in January 2011 in recognition of the 10th anniversary of their achievements. (bahamasgateway.com, 22 Nov 2001, topix.com, 16 Dec 2010)

She was the first Bahamian to win a world indoor title - the 60m in 2001. (IAAF Handbook 2001)

She was named Bahamian Athlete of the Year in 1997. In 1998, she received a Silver Jubilee Award from His Excellency Sir Orville Turnquest, the Bahamian Governor-General, for her contribution to sports. (alpheusfinlayson.com, 21 Jun 2003)

General
LONGEVITY
She admits that she does not "spend a lot of time socialising" and that she does not drink and smoke. She stresses that she has always "gone home early" and always ensured that she was "on the right track". She is also thankful for training in the US, as it has provided her with a good training environment. (spikesmag.com, 04 Aug 2010)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000, Atlanta 1996


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