Renee Poetschka

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.

Renee Poetschka

Personal information
Full name	Renee Elise Poetschka
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 53) Dampier, Western Australia[1]
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres 400 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	9th
Personal best(s)	11.62s–100 m[2] 23.06s–200 m[2] 50.19s–400 m[2] 57.04–400 m Hurdles[2]
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Australia World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4x400 m relay World Junior Championships 1990 Plovdiv 4x400 m relay

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	18th (h)	400m	55.18
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:30.38
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	14th	400 m	52.76
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	15th	400 m	52.09
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:26.42
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	400 m	52.29
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	5th	400 m	51.51
			—	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th	400 m	51.00
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.88
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	15th	400 m	51.49
			11th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.78

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.62 s (1996)
• 200 metres – 23.06 s (1995)
• 400 metres – 50.19 s (1994)
• 400 metres hurdles – 57.04 s (1993)

Notes

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

External links

• Renee Poetschka at Australian Athletics Historical Results
• Renee Poetschka at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Renee Poetschka at Olympics.com
• Renee Poetschka at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Renee Elise Poetschka at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)