Legends
Christine Ohuruogu
Christine has sensationally won Gold in the 400m at the recent Beijing Olympic Games making her the current Commonwealth, World and Olympic champion.
A 400m semi finalist at Athens 2004, Christine was part of the Team GB 4x400m squad which reached the final. She ran a personal best of 50.28 to win Commonwealth Gold at Melbourne 2006.
In 2007 Ohuruogu returned to action to claim the 400m Gold medal at the World Championships in Osaka, finishing narrowly ahead of compatriot Nicola Sanders to claim a British one-two.
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics she won the Gold with a brilliant finish in the home straight, beating pre-race favourite Sanya Richards of the USA into Bronze and Shericka Williams of Jamaica into Silver, with a time of 49.62s.
Christine become Britain's first track and field Olympic champion of the 2008 Games and the first British female Olympic champion of the 400m.
Honours
- 2003 European Juniors 400m - Bronze
- 2004 Olympics 400m and 4x400m
- 2005 European U23 400m – Silver
- 2006 Commonwealth Games 400m - Gold
- 2007 World Championships 400m - Gold
- 2008 Olympic 400m - Gold
- Sport: Athletics
