Racheal Nachula
Racheal Nachula (born January 14, 1990 in Lusaka ) is a Zambian sprinter .
Life
At the African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa in 2008 , she won the bronze medal in the 400-meter run and set a national record with her time of 51.39 s. A few months later she finished fourth at the Junior World Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz over the same distance. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she reached the semi-finals over 400 m. In contrast, she was eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Racheal Nachula is 1.64 m tall and has a competition weight of 60 kg. She attends the University of Pretoria and is trained by Steve Rautenbach. Her sister Rebecca Nachula is also active as a track and field athlete.
Top performances
- 200 m : 23.41 s, December 9, 2008, Potchefstroom
- 400 m: 51.39 s, May 2, 2008, Addis Ababa
Web links
- Racheal Nachula in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Racheal Nachula in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- IAAF: Focus on Athletes - Racheal Nachula ( Memento from May 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) , July 30, 2008
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nachula, Racheal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zambian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lusaka |