Sorina Nwachukwu
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Germany |
| Born |
21 August 1987 Witten, North Rhine- Westphalia, Germany |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| 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
- 1 2 3 "Profile – Sorina Nwachukwu" (in German). Leichtathletik Deutsche. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sorina Nwachukwu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "European Athletics U23 Championships, Kaunas: Women's preview". European Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 4×400m Relay Final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
- Sorina Nwachukwu profile at IAAF
- Official website (German)
- NBC Olympics Profile