Victoria Ohuruogu
.jpg) Ohuruogu in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British/Nigerian |
| Born | 28 February 1993 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 400 metres |
Medal record | |
Victoria Ohuruogu // (born 28 February 1993)[1] is an English track athlete who competes in the 400 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics as part of the British women's 4x400m relay team. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She is the younger sister of Christine Ohuruogu, and has seven other siblings.[2]
Career
[edit]In March 2014, Victoria competed in the senior team relay alongside her sister Christine Ohuruogu at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland.
At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Ohuruogu won the bronze medal as a member of the women's 4 × 400 metres relay team.[3] At the 2022 European Championships, she was part of women's 4 x 400 m quartet than ran the second fastest time ever by a British women's team of 3:21.74.[4] In July 2024, she was named in the Great Britain individual 400 metres and 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] The team won the bronze medal.
Personal bests
[edit]- 200 metres – 23.47 (-0.8 m/s, Memphis, Tennessee 2023)
- 400 metres – 50.48 (Chorzów 2023)
- 400 metres indoor – 51.89 (Albuquerque, New Mexico 2023)
References
[edit]- ^ Victoria Ohuruogu at World Athletics
- ^ Rees, Caroline (13 March 2010). "My family values: Christine Ohuruogu". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Scot claims World Championships bronze in 400m relay with teammates". STV Sport. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Hodgkinson and men's 4X400m relay storm to golden glory at Euros". British Athletics. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Victoria Ohuruogu at World Athletics
- Victoria Ohuruogu at Power of 10
- Victoria Ohuruogu at Team GB
- Victoria Ohuruogu at Team England
- Victoria Ohuruogu at Olympedia
- Victoria Ohuruogu at Olympics.com
- Victoria Ohuruogu at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Victoria Ohuruogu at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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