Chandra Sturrup

Career

She is a 100m specialist and the Bahamian record holder for the women's 100m with a personal best of 10.84 set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005. Sturrup is an alumnus of Norfolk State University, and has taken part in almost every major event since 1991 after the birth of her son, Shawn Murray Jr. For most of her career, she was coached by Trevor Graham.

Sturrup competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first-round heat she placed first in front of Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Lina Grincikaite in a time of 11.30 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.16 and placed third behind Sherone Simpson and Muna Lee. In her semi final Sturrup finished in fifth position with 11.22 seconds, causing elimination. Her fellow Bahamian Debbie Ferguson qualified for the final with the same time, but she finished fourth in her semi final.[1]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Bahamas
1988 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 3rd 200 m 24.6
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1st 100 m 11.96
2nd 200 m 24.27   (-0.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.77
World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 15th (sf) 100m 11.93 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
11th (sf) 200m 23.96 w (wind: +2.7 m/s)
1989 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 200 m 24.1
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 3rd 100 m 11.84   (1.3 m/s)
3rd 200 m 24.15   (-0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 3rd 100 m 11.89   (-0.4 m/s)
4th 200 m 24.22   (-0.5 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 47.44
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:54.54
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 6th (sf) 100m 11.62 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
6th 200m 23.81 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th (h) 100 m 11.59   (0.5 m/s)
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 4th 100 m 11.00   (-0.7 m/s)
6th 200 m 22.54   (0.3 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.14
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th (qf) 200 m 23.07   (0.3 m/s)
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th 100 m 11.06   (-0.1 m/s)
6th (sf) 200 m 22.75   (0.5 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.92 WL
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th 100 m 11.21   (-0.4 m/s)
3rd (h) 200 m 23.09   (1.6 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.95 SB
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 100 m 11.02   (-0.3 m/s)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 3rd 100 m 11.02   (0.9 m/s)
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th (qf) 100 m 11.46   (0.2 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.69 SB
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 100 m 11.09   (1.3 m/s)
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF (h)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th (sf) 100 m 11.22   (-0.3 m/s)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th (sf) 100 m 11.22   (-0.7 m/s)
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 100 m 11.05   (0.1 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.29 SB
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References
  1. "Athlete biography: Chandra Sturrup". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
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