| Club: | Newham & Essex Beagles | | Gender: | Female | | Date of Birth: | 17/05/1984 | | Age Group: | SEN | | County: | Essex | | Region: | London | | Nation: | England |
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Domestic Championships Record
2004 – 1st AAA Championships 400m
2005 – 1st AAA U23 Championships 400m, 2nd AAA Championships 400m
2006 – 2nd AAA Indoor Championships 60m and 200m, 2nd AAA U23 Championships
2008 – 2nd Olympic Trials 200m
2009 – 1st Aviva World Trials 400m
Major Championships Record
Olympic Games – 2004 4sf 400m (4th 4x400m), 2008 1st 400m (5th 4x400m)
World Championships – 2005 4sf 400m (3rd 4x400m), 2007 1st 400m (3rd 4x400m), 2009 5th 400m
Commonwealth Games – 2006 1st 400m (dq 4x400m)
Other noteworthy performances
2003 – 3rd European Junior Championships 400m
2005 – 2nd European U23 Championships 400m (2nd 4x400m)
2007 – 2nd World Athletics Final 400m
2008 – 2nd World Athletics Final 400m
2009 – 6th World Athletics Final 400m
The Newham & Essex Beagle was a former England netball player and atter picking up a bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships she focussed solely on athletics. This decision was vindicated as she lowered her lifetime best from 54.21 to 52.20 in her first race of 2004, before reducing it again to 50.98 at the Olympic Trials which qualified her for the Olympic Games. At the age of 20, Ohuruogu performed impressively, taking another 0.48 seconds from her lifetime best in the heats, but missed the Olympic final by a meagre margin.
In 2005, Ohuruogu anchored the British 4x400m relay team to a bronze medal at the World Championships in Helsinki, but it was at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where Christine really came to the fore. The Londoner eased through her heat and semi-final, but it was thought that Ohuruogu would be no match for the world and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling. But with her trademark home straight charge, the 24-year-old upset the Bahamian to take the victory in a PB of 50.28. Soon after though, things turned sour as it was announced on the eve of the 2006 European Championships that she would be banned for one year and also from the Olympic Games, due to three missed out of competition drug tests.
Amidst much controversy, Ohuruogu was still named in the British squad for the World Championships in Osaka and only days after the ban ended, Christine delivered a solid performance at the Scottish Championships, before flying out with the British team to the holding camp in Macau and in the warm-up meeting on August 23, Ohuruogu showed she was perhaps a potential finalist with a 50.56 clocking, but nobody could have predicted the outcome of the next five days.
In the heats in Osaka, Christine eased to a victory, in another season’s best of 50.46 (her second fastest ever 400m at the time) and in the semi-final, Ohuruogu improved to 50.16, but many people still considered Nicola Sanders as the slight favourite ahead of her compatriot. In a thrilling final, Ohuruogu judged her finish to perfection, overhauling Jamaica’s Novlene Williams and holding off Sanders in the closing stages for a shock gold medal in another lifetime best of 49.61, to move her to third on the British all-time list behind Kathy Cook and Katherine Merry. She successfully appealed against her Olympic ban and this was overturned in November 2007.
In the 2008 campaign, Ohuruogu was focusing solely on the Olympic Games and unlike many of her rivals, the Lloyd Cowan-coached athlete raced very sparingly prior to the Olympic Games and a season’s best of 50.80 prior to Beijing left people unconvinced about her fitness. However, Christine looked supreme in her heat and in the semi-final, she imposed herself on the rest of the field, blasting to a season’s best of 50.14. Many still believed Sanya Richards remained the pre-race favourite, as she broke the 50-second barrier in her semi-final, but in the final Ohuruogu had the advantage with Richards being on her outside. For the third successive championships, the 24-year-old gauge |
| 7.39i | | | | 7.39i | | 7.45i | 7.54i | | | 11.35 | | | | 11.90i | | 11.35 | 11.51/11.37w | 11.44 | | 16.94 | | | | | | | 16.94 | 17.07 | | 22.85 | | 23.40 | 23.83 | 23.56i | 23.79/23.71w | 22.94 | 22.85 | 23.52w | | NT | | | | | | | NT | | | 49.61 | 54.21 | 50.50 | 50.73 | 50.28 | 49.61 | 49.62 | 50.21 | 50.88 | | 50.53 | | 50.53 | 51.27 | 53.58i | 50.73 | 51.27 | 50.6 | | | 20:27 | | | | | 21:37 | 20:27 | 21:31 | |
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| 2010 SEN Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 100 | 11.44 | + | -0.4 | | 2m | | | | Manchester | Great Manchester Games | 16 May 10 | | 150 | 17.07 | st | -0.4 | | 3 | | | | Manchester | Great Manchester Games | 16 May 10 | | 200 | 23.52 | w | 2.4 | | 3 | | | | Hengelo, NED | IAAF World Challenge Meeting | 30 May 10 | | 400 | 50.88 | | | | 5 | | | | Doha, QAT | IAAF Diamond League | 14 May 10 | | 400 | 50.98 | | | | 4 | | | | Oslo, NOR | IAAF Diamond League | 4 Jun 10 | | 400 | 51.58 | | | | 4 | | | | Ostrava, CZE | Zlatá Tretra IAAF World Challenge Meeting | 27 May 10 | | 400 | 52.30 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | Azusa CA, USA | Bryan Clay Invitational | 16 Apr 10 | | 2009 SEN Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 60 | 7.54 | i | | | 7 | h2 | | | Birmingham | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | 21 Feb 09 | | 60 | 7.73 | i | | | 6 | A | | | Belfast | Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Championships | 8 Feb 09 | | 100 | 11.37 | w | 2.7 | | 1 | 1 | | | Long Beach CA, USA | Long Beach Invitational | 18 Apr 09 | | 100 | 11.51 | | 2.0 | | 1 | | | | Azusa CA, USA | Bryan Clay Invitational | 17 Apr 09 | | 100 | 11.56 | + | 0.5 | | 2m | A | | | Manchester | BUPA Great City Games | 17 May 09 | | 100 | 11.76 | + | 0.3 | | 2m | h2 | | | Manchester | BUPA Great City Games | 17 May 09 | | 150 | 16.94 | | 1.8 | | 1 | | | | Gateshead Quays | Great North City Games (Track) | 19 Sep 09 | | 150 | 17.10 | | 0.1 | | 2 | A | | | Manchester | BUPA Great City Games | 17 May 09 | | 150 | 17.40 | | -0.9 | | 2 | h2 | | | Manchester | BUPA Great City Games | 17 May 09 | | 200 | 22.85 | | 0.3 | | 2 | | | | Hengelo, NED | FBK Games | 1 Jun 09 | | 200 | 23.19 | | 1.8 | | 1 | | | | Azusa CA, USA | Bryan Clay Invitational | 17 Apr 09 | | 200 | 23.27 | | 0.6 | | 2 | | | | Rabat, MAR | Mohammed VI International Meeting | 23 May 09 | | 200 | 23.40 | | 0.0 | | 3 | 2 | | | Leiria, POR | Spar European Team Championships | 21 Jun 09 | | 200 | 23.42 | i | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva Indoor Grand Prix | 21 Feb 09 | | 200 | 23.72 | w | 2.8 | | 1 | 1 | | | Long Beach CA, USA | Long Beach Invitational | 18 Apr 09 | | 200 | 24.33 | i | | | 3 | A | | | Belfast | Woodie's DIY Irish Indoor Championships | 8 Feb 09 | | 200L | NT | | | | L1 | | | | Philadelphia PA, USA | Penn Relays | 23 Apr 09 | | 400 | 50.21 | | | | 5 | | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 18 Aug 09 | | 400 | 50.35 | | | | 2 | s3 | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 16 Aug 09 | | 400 | 50.41 | | | | 4 | | | | Zürich, SUI | Weltklasse IAAF Golden League | 28 Aug 09 | | 400 | 50.43 | | | | 2 | | | | Brussels, BEL | Memorial Van Damme IAAF Golden League | 4 Sep 09 | | 400 | 50.94 | | | | 1 | | | | Gateshead | Aviva British Grand Prix | 31 Aug 09 | | 400 | 51.14 | | | | 1 | | | | Montreuil-sous-Bois, FRA | Meeting de Montreuil | 11 Jun 09 | | 400 | 51.19 | | | | 6 | | | | Oslo, NOR | Bislett Games IAAF Golden League | 3 Jul 09 | | 400 | 51.26 | | | | 1 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva World Trials & National Championships | 11 Jul 09 | | 400 | 51.30 | | | | 2 | h5 | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 15 Aug 09 | | 400 | 51.42 | | | | 6 | | | | Thessalonika, GRE | IAAF World Athletics Final | 13 Sep 09 | | 400 | 51.86 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Birmingham | Aviva World Trials & National Championships | 10 Jul 09 | | 400L | 50.6 | | | | L2 | | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF World Championships | 23 Aug 09 | | 5K | 21:31 | | | | 17 | | 2 | | Lee Valley | Lee Valley 5K | 26 Dec 09 | | 2008 SEN Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 60 | 7.45 | i | | | 7 | h1 | | | Birmingham | Norwich Union Grand Prix | 16 Feb 08 | | 100 | 11.35 | | 1.8 | | 1 | 1 | | | Irvine CA, USA | Steve Scott Invitational | 4 May 08 | | 100 | 11.49 | w | 2.6 | | 1 | 5 | | | Long Beach CA, USA | Long Beach Invitational | 19 Apr 08 | | 200 | 22.94 | | -0.5 | | 3 | | | | Oslo, NOR | Bislett Games Golden League | 6 Jun 08 | | 200 | 22.99 | | 0.5 | | 2 | | | | Birmingham | Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials | 13 Jul 08 | | 200 | 23.02 | w | 2.2 | | 1 | 1 | | | Long Beach CA, USA | Long Beach Invitational | 19 Apr 08 | | 200 | 23.23 | | -0.2 | | 2 | | | | Annecy, FRA | Spar European Cup | 22 Jun 08 | | 200 | 23.28 | | 2.0 | | 1 | 1 | | | Irvine CA, USA | Steve Scott Invitational | 4 May 08 | | 200 | 23.33 | | 0.4 | | 7 | | | | Brussels, BEL | IAAF Golden League | 5 Sep 08 | | 200 | 23.41 | i | | | 2 | | | | Birmingham | Norwich Union Grand Prix | 16 Feb 08 | | 200 | 23.42 | | -1.7 | | 3 | | | | Zaragoza, ESP | Reunion Internacional Gobierno De Aragon | 31 May 08 | | 200 | 23.45 | | 0.7 | | 1 | s2 | | | Birmingham | Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials | 13 Jul 08 | | 200 | 23.49 | | 1.8 | | 5 | 8 | | | Walnut CA, USA | Mt. SAC Relays | 20 Apr 08 | | 200 | 23.64 | | 1.5 | | 1 | h3 | | | Birmingham | Aviva National Championships inc Olympic Trials | 12 Jul 08 | | 400 | 49.62 | | | | 1 | | | | Beijing, CHN | Olympic Games | 19 Aug 08 | | 400 | 50.14 | | | | 1 | s1 | | | Beijing, CHN | Olympic Games | 17 Aug 08 | | 400 | 50.80 | | | | 1 | | | | Crystal Palace | Aviva London Grand Prix | 25 Jul 08 | | 400 | 50.83 | | | | 2 | | | | Stuttgart, GER | IAAF World Athletics Final | 14 Sep 08 | | 400 | 50.99 | | | | 1 | | | | Lucerne, SUI | Spitzen | 16 Jul 08 | | 400 | 51.00 | | | | 1 | h4 | | | Beijing, CHN | Olympic Games | 16 Aug 08 | | 400 | 51.06 | | | | 1 | | | | Ostrava, CZE | Golden Spike | 12 Jun 08 | | 400 | 51.27 | | | | 1 | | | | Gateshead | Aviva Grand Prix | 31 Aug 08 | | 400 | 51.39 | | | | 1 | | | | Reims, FRA | Meeting Lagardère Athlé tour | 8 Jul 08 | | 400 | 52.30 | | | | 4 | | | | Shanghai, CHN | Golden Grand Prix | 20 Sep 08 | | 400L | 51.27 | | | | L1 | | | | Beijing, CHN | Olympic Games | 23 Aug 08 | | 400L | 51.92 | | | | L1 | | | | Annecy, FRA | Spar European Cup | 22 Jun 08 | | 400L | 52.94 | | | | L4 | h1 | | | Beijing, CHN | Olympic Games | 22 Aug 08 | | 5K | 20:27 | | | | 9 | | 1 | | Lee Valley | Enfield & Haringey AC Boxing Day Handicaps (3K/5K) | 26 Dec 08 | | 2007 SEN Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 200 | 23.71 | w | 2.4 | | 1 | | | | Glasgow (S) | Senior Scottish Championships | 12 Aug 07 | | 200 | 23.79 | | -1.3 | | 1 | h1 | | | Glasgow (S) | Senior Scottish Championships | 12 Aug 07 | | 400 | 49.61 | | | | 1 | | | | Osaka, JPN | IAAF World Championships | 29 Aug 07 | | 400 | 50.16 | | | | 1 | s3 | | | Osaka, JPN | IAAF World Championships | 27 Aug 07 | | 400 | 50.20 | | | | 3 | | | | Stuttgart, GER | IAAF World Athletics Final | 23 Sep 07 | | 400 | 50.40 | | | | 2 | | | | Berlin, GER | IAAF Golden League, ISTAF | 16 Sep 07 | | 400 | 50.46 | | | | 1 | h5 | | | Osaka, JPN | IAAF World Championships | 26 Aug 07 | | 400 | 50.56 | | | | 1 | | | | Osaka, JPN | World Champs Warm-up Meeting | 23 Aug 07 | | 400 | 50.57 | | | | 1 | | | | Shanghai, CHN | Golden Grand Prix | 28 Sep 07 | | 400 | 51.32 | | | | 4 | | | | Zürich, SUI | IAAF Golden League, Weltklasse Zürich | 7 Sep 07 | | 400 | 53.09 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Glasgow (S) | Senior Scottish Championships | 11 Aug 07 | | 400L | 50.73 | | | | L1 | | | | Osaka, JPN | IAAF World Championships | 2 Sep 07 | | 5K | 21:37 | | | | 16 | | 1 | | Lee Valley | Enfield & Haringey AC Boxing Day Road Races | 26 Dec 07 | | 2006 U23 Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 60 | 7.39 | i | | | 1 | 2.1 | | | Carshalton | Adidas London Sprint Meeting | 29 Jan 06 | | 60 | 7.39 | i | | | 1 | 5 | | | Carshalton | Adidas London Sprint Meeting | 29 Jan 06 | | 60 | 7.43 | i | | | 2 | | | | Sheffield | AAA Indoor Championships | 11 Feb 06 | | 60 | 7.45 | i | | | 4 | s2 | | | Sheffield | AAA Indoor Championships | 11 Feb 06 | | 60 | 7.48 | i | | | 1 | 1.3 | | | Carshalton | Adidas London Sprint Meeting | 29 Jan 06 | | 60 | 7.51 | i | | | 2 | h3 | | | Sheffield | AAA Indoor Championships | 11 Feb 06 | | 100 | 11.90 | i | | | 2 | | | | Uxbridge | Brunel University Open Meeting | 14 Jan 06 | | 200 | 23.56 | i | | | 2 | | | | Sheffield | AAA Indoor Championships | 12 Feb 06 | | 200 | 23.60 | i | | | 1 | h4 | | | Sheffield | AAA Indoor Championships | 12 Feb 06 | | 200 | 23.70 | i | | | 1 | s3 | | | Sheffield | AAA Indoor Championships | 12 Feb 06 | | 200 | 23.74 | i | | | 3 | | | | Birmingham | Norwich Union Grand Prix | 18 Feb 06 | | 200 | 24.10 | | 0.1 | | 5 | | | | Sportcity | Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs | 16 Jul 06 | | 200 | 24.13 | | 1.6 | | 4 | h1 | | | Sportcity | Norwich Union European Trials inc AAA Champs | 16 Jul 06 | | 400 | 50.28 | | | | 1 | | | | Melbourne, AUS | Commonwealth Games | 21 Mar 06 | | 400 | 50.87 | | | | 1 | s3 | | | Melbourne, AUS | Commonwealth Games | 20 Mar 06 | | 400 | 51.21 | | | | 1 | | | | Melbourne, AUS | Telstra Grand Prix | 9 Mar 06 | | 400 | 51.97 | | | | 1 | h3 | | | Melbourne, AUS | Commonwealth Games | 19 Mar 06 | | 400 | 52.43 | | | | 7 | | | | Crystal Palace | Norwich Union London Grand Prix | 28 Jul 06 | | 400 | 52.60 | | | | 1 | | | | Brisbane, AUS | Telstra Aseries | 3 Mar 06 | | 400 | 52.70 | | | | 2 | | | | Bedford | AAA U23-U20 Championships | 23 Jul 06 | | 400 | 53.53 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Bedford | AAA U23-U20 Championships | 22 Jul 06 | | 400L | 53.58 | i | | | L4 | | | | Glasgow | Norwich Union Indoor International | 28 Jan 06 | | 2005 U23 Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 200 | 23.83 | | | | 1 | B | | | Bedford | BIG | 12 Jun 05 | | 200 | 23.94 | w | 2.7 | | 1 | | | | Crystal Palace | CRYSTAL PALACE CLASSIC Crystal Palace | 10 Jun 05 | | 200 | 24.14 | | -1.0 | | 1 | | | | Fribourg, SWI | | 27 Aug 05 | | 400 | 50.73 | | | | 2 | | | | Erfurt, GER | EC-23 | 16 Jul 05 | | 400 | 50.79 | | | | 4 | | | | Sheffield | BGP | 21 Aug 05 | | 400 | 51.27 | | | | 2 | | | | Paris (C), FRA | | 3 Sep 05 | | 400 | 51.43 | | | | 4 | s2 | | | Helsinki, FIN | | 8 Aug 05 | | 400 | 51.76 | | | | 2 | h2 | | | Helsinki, FIN | | 7 Aug 05 | | 400 | 51.85 | | | | 2 | h1 | | | Erfurt, GER | | 15 Jul 05 | | 400 | 52.28 | | | | 2 | | | | Sportcity | AAA Championships | 10 Jul 05 | | 400 | 52.43 | | | | 1 | | | | Bedford | AAA U23U20 Champs | 3 Jul 05 | | 400 | 52.52 | | | | 6 | | | | Shanghai, CHN | | 17 Sep 05 | | 400 | 52.66 | | | | 1 | | | | Merksem, BEL | | 27 Aug 05 | | 400 | 53.01 | | | | 2 | | | | Nivelles, BEL | | 25 Jun 05 | | 400 | 53.17 | | | | 1 | h1 | | | Sportcity | AAA Championships | 9 Jul 05 | | 400 | 53.30 | | | | 1 | h2 | | | Bedford | AAA U23U20 Champs | 2 Jul 05 | | 400L | 51.27 | | | | L4 | | | | Helsinki, FIN | WC | 14 Aug 05 | | 400L | 51.56 | | | | L4 | h2 | | | Helsinki, FIN | WC | 13 Aug 05 | | 2004 U23 Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 200 | 23.40 | | 2.0 | | 1 | h1 | | | Bedford | CAU | 30 May 04 | | 400 | 50.50 | | | | 3 | h3 | | | Athens, GRE | Olympic Games | 21 Aug 04 | | 400L | 50.53 | | | | L3 | | | | Athens, GRE | Olympic Games | 28 Aug 04 | | 400L | 52.6 | | | | L1 | h1 | | | Athens, GRE | Olympic Games | 27 Aug 04 | | 400L | 52.9 | | | | L1 | | | | Bydgoszcz, POL | EP | 20 Jun 04 | | 2003 U20 Newham & Essex Beagles | | Event | Perf | | | | Pos | | | | Venue | Meeting | Date | | 400 | 54.21 | | | | 3 | | | | Tampere, FIN | EJ | 26 Jul 03 |
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