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Christine Ohuruogu
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British female 400m Olympic sprinter
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Christine Ohuruogu is a British writer and sprinter born in London in 1984. She is an Olympic champion who competed in athletics for the United Kingdom. Her sporting career includes participation in the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She specializes in sprinting and speaks English.
Ohuruogu was educated at University College London. She has received the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire. As an author, she has written two works, including *Going for gold* and *Camp Gold*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Going for gold
- Camp Gold
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1984-05-17 ) 17 May 1984 (age 42) , Newham , England
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 68 kg (150 lb)
- Relative
- Victoria Ohuruogu (sister)
- Country
- Great Britain
- Club
- Newham and Essex Beagles
- Olympic finals
- 2008 – 1st, 400 m 2012 – 2nd, 400 m
- World finals
- 2007 – 1st 2013 – 1st
- Highest world ranking
- 200 m : 11 (2008), 400 m : 2 (2007/2008)
- Personal best s
- 100 m 11.35, 200 m 22.85, 400 m 49.41
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christine
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- sprinter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- OhuruoguBeijing-2.jpg
- Height
- 175
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- Commons category
- Christine Ohuruogu
- date of birth
- 1984-05-17
- sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
- social media followers
- 66153
- name in native language
- Christine Ohuruogu
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Women's athletics
Representing Great Britain
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