Yuliya Fomenko
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Russia |
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| Women's athletics | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Disqualified | 2005 Helsinki | 1500 m | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Gold | 2006 Moskva | 1500 m | |
| Silver | 2008 Valencia | 1500 m | |
Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko (Russian: Ю́лия Чиже́нко - Фоме́нко, born 30 August 1979) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.
At the 2005 World Championships she originally finished in silver medal position behind Tatyana Tomashova, but was disqualified for obstructing Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain. The next year Chizhenko won the World Indoor Championships before finishing second at the European championships, again behind Tomashova.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 4th | 1500 m |
| 2005 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd |
[edit] Personal bests
- 800 metres - 1:57.07 (2006)
- 1500 metres - 3:55.68 (2006)
- 3000 metres - 9:01.22 (2003)
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Yuliya Fomenko
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