Jonna Tilgner

Jonna Valesca Tilgner (born November 18, 1984 in Hannover, Lower Saxony) is a German sprinter and hurdler, who specialized in the 400 metres.[2] She won two medals, silver and bronze, in the women's 400 m hurdles at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, clocking at 56.27 and 56.02 seconds, respectively.[3][4] Tilgner is also a member of Bremer Leichtathletik Team, and is coached and trained by Jens Ellrott.[1]

Jonna Tilgner
Personal information
Full nameJonna Valesca Tilgner
Nationality Germany
Born (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984
Hannover, Lower Saxony,
Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)4 × 400 metres relay
ClubBremer Leichtathletik Team[1]
Coached byJens Ellrott[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 51.90 s (2008)
400 m hurdles: 55.71 (2009)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
Universiade
2009 Belgrade400 m hurdles
2007 Bangkok400 m hurdles

Tilgner competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Claudia Hoffmann, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, and Sorina Nwachukwu. Running the start-off leg, Tilgner recorded her individual-split time of 53.12 seconds, and the German team went on to an eighth-place finish in the final, for a total time of 3:28.45.[5]

References
  1. "Profile – Jonna Tilgner" (in German). Leichtathletik Deutsche. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jonna Tilgner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Universiade-Ergebnisse vom 09.07.2009 – Leichtathletik: Silber für Jonna Tilgner, Bronze für Mareike Rittweg" [Universiade results from 09.07.2009 – Athletics: Silver for Jonna Tilgner, bronze for Mareike Rittweg] (in German). Allgemeiner Deutscher. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (14 August 2007). "Second gold for Akkas, historic wins for Egypt and Portugal and two records fall, WUG 5th day". IAAF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. "Women's 4×400m Relay Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.


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