Tina Poitras
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Tina Poitras (born October 5, 1970 in Thompson, Manitoba) is a former race walker from Canada, who competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996. She set her personal best time of 44:32 in the women's 10 km event in 1997.
Poitras was given the Terry Fox Humanitarian award in 1992 in recognition of her 'social spirit, humanitarian and community service, while maintaining excellence in academic, amateur sport and physical well-being'.
Achievements
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colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}} |
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1988
|16th |25:09.73 |
rowspan=2|1991
|7th |46:25 |
World Championships
|28th |47:22 |
1992
|21st |46:50 |
1993
|34th |48:24 |
1994
|6th |49:05.81 |
1995
|21st |45:02 |
1996
|25th |46:51 |
References
- {{World Athletics}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/tina-poitras-1.html Profile]
- [http://www.namasteleadership.ca/fr/content/%C3%A0-propos-de-tina-poitras Tina Poitras' website]
External links
- {{Athletics Canada|tina-poitras}}
- {{Team Canada|tina-poitras}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|tina-poitras}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:Canadian female race walkers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Category:People from Thompson, Manitoba
Category:Sportspeople from Manitoba
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
Category:Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade
Category:Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen
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