{{short description|Australian athlete}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Charlene Rendina | image = Charlene Rendina 1976.jpg | caption = Rendina in 1976 | full_name = <!--if different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|18 December 1947}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold | 1974 Christchurch | 800 m}} {{MedalSilver | 1974 Christchurch | 4 x 400 m relay}} {{MedalBronze | 1974 Christchurch | 400 m}} }}
'''Charlene Rendina''' (née '''Neighbor'''; born 18 December 1947) is a retired Australian athlete who specialised in sprint and middle distance events.
Her personal best time of 1:59.0 (hand timed) in the 800 metres, set in 1976, remained the Australian record for 43 years until Catriona Bisset broke it in July 2019.
== Competitive results == In Rendina's first Olympic competition in Munich, 1972, she set an Olympic record (51.90 seconds in her heat) on her way to the 400 metres final, where she eventually finished in sixth place in 51.99 seconds. She was also in the final of the 4 × 400 m relay where she ran a 50.7 leg for the Australian team that came in 6th in 3:28.84.
At the 1974 Commonwealth Games, she moved up to the 800 metres distance and took gold.
At the 1976 Olympics, Redina was eliminated after finishing 5th in the 800m semi-final in 2:00.29. She was part of the Australian 4 × 400 m relay team that finished 4th in 3:25.56 – her leg being timed at 51.6 seconds.
In her career, Rendina won five national championship titles at 800m and two at 400m.
==See also== * Australian athletics champions (Women)
==External links== * {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20121230073354/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete33.htm |title=Profile at Athletics.com.au}} * {{IAAF}} * {{Sports-Reference}}
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