Victoria Ohuruogu Explained

Victoria Ohuruogu
Nationality:British/Nigerian
Birth Date:28 February 1993
Birth Place:London, England
Sport:Track and field
Event:400 metres

Victoria Ohuruogu (born 28 February 1993) is an English track athlete who competes in the 400 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics as part of the British women's 4x400m relay team. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.She is the younger sister of Christine Ohuruogu, and has seven other siblings.[1]

Career

In March 2014, Victoria competed in the senior team relay alongside her sister Christine Ohuruogu at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Sopot, Poland.

At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Ohuruogu won the bronze medal as a member of the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team.[2] At the 2022 European Championships, she was part of women's 4 x 400 m quartet than ran the second fastest time ever by a British women's team of 3:21.74.[3] In July 2024, she was named in the Great Britain individual 400 metres and 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] The team won the bronze medal.

Personal bests

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rees . Caroline . My family values: Christine Ohuruogu . The Guardian . The Guardian . 22 January 2024 . 13 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Scot claims World Championships bronze in 400m relay with teammates. 25 July 2022. STV Sport. 26 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Hodgkinson and men's 4X400m relay storm to golden glory at Euros . . 20 August 2022 . 20 August 2022 .
  4. Web site: TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024. GB Athletics. 19 July 2024.