Kaltouma Nadjina (born November 16, 1976) is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres, and she holds Chadian records in those events, the 100 m, and the 800 m. She won the 200 m events at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and the 200 and 400 m in the 2002 African Championships held in Tunis.
Early life and background Born in Bol to a modest family, her athletic career began when she participated in 1993 at Moundou to the National Sport Week. Her victory in the 400 metres opened her the road to the selection for the 1994 World Junior Championships held in Lisbon.
In February 1997, with the help of a grant obtained by the International Olympic Committee, she left Chad for the United States. She settled in Savannah, Georgia in 1996. In 2000, she moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she trained under former Canadian Olympic coach John Cannon.
Athletics career To this day, her most important victories are the 200 m in the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Ottawa and the 200 and 400 m in the 2002 African Championships held in Tunis. At the 2002 IAAF World Cup, she finished fifth in the 400 m and fourth in the 4 × 400 m relay. She holds the Chadian records for 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m.
In 2004, Nadjina competed at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics in Brazzaville, where she won bronze in the 200 metres with a time of 23.29, and silver in the 400 metres with a time of 50.80. In 2005, Nadjina competed at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie in Niamey. She won gold medals in both the 200 metres and 400 metres events.
In 2009 she was reprimanded and had a result annulled after a doping violation.
Competition record Representing 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany38th (h)200 m26.1531st (h)400 m59.761994African Junior ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria6th400 m25.34World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal36th (h)200 m24.99 (wind: +1.5 m/s)26th (h)400 m56.081995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden35th (h)200 m24.571996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States42nd (h)200 m24.471997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece33rd (h)400 m54.491999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan17th (h)400 m54.30World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain26th (qf)400 m52.47All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa7th200 m23.558th400 m52.472000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria3rd400 m52.27Olympic GamesSydney, Australia41st (h)200 m23.8126th (qf)400 m52.602001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4th400 m52.49Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Ontario, Canada 1st200 m23.07 2nd400 m51.03World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Alberta, Canada5th400 m50.80Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia 1st400 m52.162002African ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia1st200 m22.80 (w)1st400 m51.092003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom13th (h)400 m53.502004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of Congo3rd200 m23.292nd400 m50.80Olympic GamesAthens, Greece16th (sf)400 m51.572005Jeux de la FrancophonieNiamey, Niger 1st200 m22.92 1st400 m52.12World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18th (sf)400 m52.072009Jeux de la FrancophonieBeirut, Lebanon 1st200 m23.09 1st400 m51.04
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