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Jonna Valesca Tilgner (born November 18, 1984, in Hannover, Lower Saxony) is a German sprinter and hurdler, who specialized in the 400 metres.[2] She won two medals, silver and bronze, in the women's 400 m hurdles at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, clocking at 56.27 and 56.02 seconds, respectively.[3][4] Tilgner is also a member of Bremer Leichtathletik Team, and is coached and trained by Jens Ellrott.[1]

FullnameJonna Valesca Tilgner
Nationality Germany
Born (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984 (age 41)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
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Full nameJonna Valesca Tilgner
Nationality Germany
Born (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984 (age 41)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
4 × 400 metres relay
ClubBremer Leichtathletik Team[1]
Coached byJens Ellrott[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 m: 51.90 s (2008)
400 m hurdles: 55.71 (2009)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2009 Belgrade400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2007 Bangkok400 m hurdles
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Tilgner competed for the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, along with her teammates Claudia Hoffmann, Florence Ekpo-Umoh, and Sorina Nwachukwu. Running the start-off leg, Tilgner recorded her individual-split time of 53.12 seconds, and the German team went on to an eighth-place finish in the final, for a total time of 3:28.45.[5]

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