Chandra Sturrup
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Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971) is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete.[1]
Career
She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005. Sturrup is an alumnus of Norfolk State University, and has had a very long career and has taken part in almost every major event since 1991 after the birth of her one and only son, Shawn Murray Jr. She is a well-respected athlete and very competitive.
Sturrup competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Lina Grincikaite in a time of 11.30 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.16 seconds and placed third behind Sherone Simpson and Muna Lee. In her semi final Sturrup finished in fifth position with 11.22 seconds, causing elimination. However her fellow Bahamian Debbie Ferguson did qualify for the final with the same time, but she finished fourth in her semi final.[1]
Achievements
- 2005 World Championships in Athletics - fourth place (100 m)
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal (100 m)
- 2002 Commonwealth Games - gold medal (4x100 m relay)
- 2001 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal (100 m)
- 2001 World Indoor Championships in Athletics - gold medal (60 m)
- 2000 Olympic Games - gold medal (4x100 m relay)
- 2000 Olympic Games - sixth place
- 1999 World Championships in Athletics - gold medal (4x100 m relay)
- 1999 World Championships in Athletics - seventh place (100 m)
- 1998 Commonwealth Games - gold medal (100 m)
- 1997 World Indoor Championships in Athletics - silver medal (60 m)
- 1996 Olympic Games - silver medal (4x100 m relay)
- 1996 Olympic Games - fourth place (100 m)
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Bahamas | |||||
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | 200 m | 24.6 |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 100 m | 11.96 | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 24.27 (-0.3 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4x100 m relay | 46.77 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 5th (sf) | 100 m | 11.93 (-0.6 m/s) | |
| 4th (sf) | 200 m | 23.96 | |||
| 1989 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 200 m | 24.1 |
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | 100 m | 11.84 (1.3 m/s) |
| 3rd | 200 m | 24.15 (-0.2 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 100 m | 11.89 (-0.4 m/s) | |
| 4th | 200 m | 24.22 (-0.5 m/s) | |||
| 3rd | 4x100 m relay | 47.44 | |||
| 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:54.54 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 5th (sf) | 100 m | 11.62 (1.1 m/s) | |
| 6th | 200 m | 23.81 (1.3 m/s) | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th (h) | 100 m | 11.59 (0.5 m/s) |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 100 m | 11.00 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 6th | 200 m | 22.54 (0.3 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.14 | |||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th (qf) | 200 m | 23.07 (0.3 m/s) |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th | 100 m | 11.06 (-0.1 m/s) |
| 6th (sf) | 200 m | 22.75 (0.5 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 41.92 WL | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 100 m | 11.21 (-0.4 m/s) |
| 3rd (h) | 200 m | 23.09 (1.6 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 41.95 SB | |||
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 100 m | 11.02 (-0.3 m/s) |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 100 m | 11.02 (0.9 m/s) |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th (qf) | 100 m | 11.46 (0.2 m/s) |
| 4th | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.69 SB | |||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 100 m | 11.09 (1.3 m/s) |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | DNF (h) | 4 x 100 m relay | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 6th (sf) | 100 m | 11.22 (-0.3 m/s) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th (sf) | 100 m | 11.22 (-0.7 m/s) |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 100 m | 11.05 (0.1 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 42.29 SB | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Athlete biography: Chandra Sturrup, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008
External links
- Chandra Sturrup profile at IAAF
- Chandra Sturrup Pictures
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