Overview
Regina George Grause (born 17 February 1991 in Chicago, United States) is an American-born Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the silver medallist at the African Championships in 2012.
Personal
Her father Phillips is Nigerian, and moved to the US on an athletic scholarship. Her paternal grandfather was from Onitsha while her grandmother is from Rivers State, Nigeria. Her mother is a former Venezuelan 400 m athlete, Florencia Chilberry. George's parents were both scholarship track and field athletes at Wichita State University. George competed in Chicago Park District meets as a child and ran a mile in 6:13 when she was nine years old. She has one older sibling and three younger siblings.
In 2014, she and Inika McPherson announced on social media that they are in a relationship.
Career
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