About Tina Poitras
Born 1970. Tina Poitras is a Canadian athletics competitor.
Tina Poitras (born October 5, 1970 in Thompson, Manitoba) is a former race walker from Canada, who competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996. She set her personal best time of 44:32 in the women's 10 km event in 1997.
Poitras was given the Terry Fox Humanitarian award in 1992 in recognition of her 'social spirit, humanitarian and community service, while maintaining excellence in academic, amateur sport and physical well-being'.
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Who is Tina Poitras?
athletics competitor
When was Tina Poitras born?
Tina Poitras was born on 5 October 1970 in Thompson.
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Tina Poitras is an athletics competitor.
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Tina Poitras is Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tina Poitras. https://biography.guide/tina-poitras/
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