Kaltouma Nadjina

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Kaltouma Nadjina (born November 16, 1976) is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres.

Born in Bol by a modest family, her sportif career began when she participated in 1993 at Moundou to the National Sport Week. Her victory in the 400 metres opened her the road to the selection for the 1994 World Junior Championships held in Lisbon.

In February 1997, with the help of a grant obtained by the International Olympic Committee, she left Chad for the United States. In 1999 she moved to Calgary, Canada, where she trained under former Canadian Olympic coach, John Cannon.

To this day, her most important victories are the 200 m gold medal won in the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Ottawa and the 200 and 400 m gold medals in the 2002 African Championships held in Tunis. At the 2002 IAAF World Cup she finished fifth in 400 m and fourth in 4 x 400 m relay.

She holds the Chadian records in both 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m.^[1]