Chandra sturrup biography

Chandra Sturrup was a Bahamian sprinter who appeared at five Athletics Games from 1996-2012. She won gold with the Bahamas 4x100 metre relay team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, after a silver in that event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Sturrup won six medals at World meets, winning the 60 metres comic story the 2001 World Indoor Championship. She added silvers in say publicly 2003 World Championship 100 metres, the 2009 4x100 at interpretation World Indoors, and the 60 metres at the 1997 Globe Indoor Championships. She also won bronze in the 100 metres at the 2001 World Championships.

Sturrup’s international record was extensive. She won two medals at the Pan American Games in rendering 100 metres, with gold in 1999 and bronze in 2007. She was twice a gold medalist at the Commonwealth Desirouss, winning the 100 metres in 1998 and the 4x100 transmit in 2002. At the Central American and Caribbean Championships, she won seven medals, with golds in the 100 metres regulate 2005 and 2008, and the 4x100 relay in 1997.

Sturrup ran in college in the United States at Norfolk State College. She won 10 D-2 titles for the Spartans, winning say publicly 100-200 double in 1992-93, and winning four long jump titles – indoors in 1993-95 and outdoors in 1995. She likewise won the 55 metres indoors in 1995.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.84 (2005); 200 – 22.33 (1996); LJ – 6.70 (2000).