Name Chandra Sturrup Role Track and field athlete | Children Shawn Murray Jr. | |
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Similar People Debbie Ferguson‑McKenzie, Sheniqua Ferguson, Aleen Bailey, Avard Moncur, Chris Brown | ||
Bahamas athletics interviews chandra sturrup after announcing her retirement
Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971) is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete.
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- Bahamas athletics interviews chandra sturrup after announcing her retirement
- Chandra sturrup announces her retirement
- Career
- Achievements
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Chandra sturrup announces her retirement
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.
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