Regina George (sprinter)

Regina George Grause (born 17 February 1991 in Chicago, United States) is an American-born Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

[4] George competed in Chicago Park District meets as a child and ran a mile in 6:13 when she was nine years old.

[6] At this championship meet, George expressed her desire to run for Nigeria (whose team finished a half second behind her for the silver medal) to the Nigerian coach, Gabriel Okon.

As at 2015, George remains tied with Ryan Tolbert as the highest scoring 400 m athlete who never won an NCAA indoor title.

[13] At the 2012 London Olympics, George won her 400 m heat in 51.24s but could only manage a fifth-place finish in her semifinal and missed out in the final.

[14] The team who initially finished in seventh place were disqualified for a lane infringement during the change over between Odumosu and George.

[19] As the fastest in qualifying, she was one of the favourites for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, but withdrew from the semi-final due to leg cramps.

At the 2014 Nigerian Track and Field Championships in Calabar, she was favoured to defend the National title which she had won the two previous years.

[23] This same team went on to win the gold medal at the African Championships in Marrakesh where George also placed sixth in the 200 m final.

The team consisting of Blessing Okagbare, George, Dominique Duncan and Christy Udoh won the race in 1:30.52 and eclipsed the previous African record in the event.