Yuliya Pechonkina

Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Печёнкина, born 21 April 1978 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian former athlete who specialized 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).

She had a recurring problem with sinusitis, an illness which caused her to miss both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.[1] Given her ill health, she decided to retire from athletics soon after the World Championships and instead took a job in the banking sector.[2]

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Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Russia
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 4 x 400 m relay
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 400 m hurdles
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
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
1st 4 x 400 m relay
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 400 m hurdles
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 2nd 400 m hurdles

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Hurdler Pechonkina to miss Berlin. BBC Sport (2009-08-08). Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
  2. ^ Illness ends Pechonkina's career. BBC Sport (2009-09-28). Retrieved on 2009-09-28.

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