Renee Elise Poetschka (born 1 May 1971) is a former

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. Best known as a relay runner, she won a bronze medal at the

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in the

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and a gold medal in the same event at the World Junior Championships.

Athletic career

A five-time National Champion in the individual 400 metres, she was twice ranked in the World's Top Ten by

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in 1995 (9th) and 1996 (10th)."World Rankings"
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At the 1993 Australian National Championships, Poetschka also won the 400m Hurdles. Her younger sister,

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later became national champion in the hurdles event and represented Australia at the Olympic Games.

Achievements

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.62 s (1996) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 23.06 s (1995) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 50.19 s (1994) *

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

– 57.04 s (1993)

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Renee Poetschka
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poetschka, Renee 1971 births Living people Australian female hurdlers Australian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Sportswomen from Western Australia Athletes from Perth, Western Australia Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia World Athletics Championships medalists People from Dampier, Western Australia