Yuliya Pechonkina

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  Russia
World Championships
Gold	2005 Helsinki	400 m hurdles
Gold	2005 Helsinki	4x400 m relay
Silver	2001 Edmonton	400 m hurdles
Silver	2003 Paris	4x400 m relay
Silver	2007 Osaka	400 m hurdles
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	4x400 m relay
Bronze	2003 Paris	400 m hurdles

Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Печёнкина, born 21 April 1978 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.

She holds the current world record in both 400 m hurdles (52.34 seconds achieved on 8 August 2003 in Tula) and the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay indoor (1:32.41 with Yekaterina Kondratyeva, Irina Khabarova and Yuliya Gushchina).

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2001	World Indoor Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	4 x 400 m relay
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	400 m hurdles
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	4 x 400 m relay
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	5th	400 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	4 x 400 m relay
	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	400 m hurdles
	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	4 x 400 m relay
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	400 m hurdles
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	4 x 400 m relay, 3:28.00 CR
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	400 m hurdles
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	4 x 400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	400 m hurdles

[edit] Personal bests

• 400 metres - 53.22 s (2001)
• 400 metres hurdles - 52.34 s (2003)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Yuliya Pechonkina

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nezha Bidouane	Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2002 — 2003	Succeeded by Faní Halkiá
Preceded by Faní Halkiá	Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2005	Succeeded by Lashinda Demus