Sorina Nwachukwu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 21 August 1987 Witten, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany |
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| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Club | TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen[1] |
| Coached by | Joachim Schwarzmüller[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 400 m: 51.53 s (2008) |
Sorina Nwachukwu (born August 21, 1987 in Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German sprinter of Nigerian descent, who specialized in the 400 metres.[2] She set her personal best time of 51.53 seconds, by winning the same distance at the 2009 German National Athletics Championships in Ulm.[3] Nwachukwu is also a member of the track and field team for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and is coached and trained by Joachim Schwarzmüller.[1]
Nwachukwu competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Claudia Hoffmann, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, and Jonna Tilgner. Running the second leg, Nwachukwu recorded her individual-split time of 52.60 seconds, and the German team went on to an eighth-place finish in the final, for a total time of 3:28.45.[4]
References
External links
- Sorina Nwachukwu profile at IAAF
- Official website (German)
- NBC Olympics Profile
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