Kaltouma Nadjina

Kaltouma Nadjina (born November 16, 1976) is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres.

Born in Bol by a modest family, her sportif 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. In 1999 she moved to Calgary, Canada, where she trained under former Canadian Olympic coach, John Cannon.

To this day, her most important victories are the 200 m gold medal won in the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Ottawa and the 200 and 400 m gold medals in the 2002 African Championships held in Tunis. At the 2002 IAAF World Cup she finished fifth in 400 m and fourth in 4 x 400 m relay.

She holds the Chadian records in both 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m.

Major competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Chad
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	38th (h)	200 m	26.15
			31st (h)	400 m	59.76
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	35th (h)	200 m	24.57
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	42nd (h)	200 m	24.47
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	33rd (h)	400 m	54.49
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	17th (h)	400 m	54.30
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	26th (qf)	400 m	52.47
2000	African Championships	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	400 m	52.27
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	41st (h)	200 m	23.81
			26th (qf)	400 m	52.60
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	400 m	52.49
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	1st	200 m	23.07
			2nd	400 m	51.03
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	400 m	50.80
2002	African Championships	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	200 m	22.80 (w)
			1st	400 m	51.09
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	13th (h)	400 m	53.50
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of Congo	3rd	200 m	23.29
			2nd	400 m	50.80
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	16th (sf)	400 m	51.57
2005	Jeux de la Francophonie	Niamey, Niger	1st	200 m	22.92
			1st	400 m	52.12
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th (sf)	400 m	52.07
2009	Jeux de la Francophonie	Beirut, Lebanon	1st	200 m	23.09
			1st	400 m	51.04

References

• IAAF profile for Kaltouma Nadjina
• An interview (French)