Yekaterina Fesenko

Yekaterina Fesenko
Personal information
Born August 8, 1958

Yekaterina Fesenko-Grun (in Russian: Екатерина Фесенко-Грунь), Fesenko born on August 8, 1958 in Krasnodar, Russia, is a Russian athlete who competed for the USSR. After her marriage in 1992, she appeared in the charts under the name of Yekaterina Grun or Yekaterina Fesenko-Grun.

Career

Yekaterina Fesenko was USSR champion 400 meter hurdles starting in 1980. In the 1982 European Championships, she placed seventh in 55.86. In 1983, she won titles in the 400m hurdles and as part of the Soviet 4 x 400 meter relay team at the Universiade.[1] Later that season, at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics she won the title in 54.14, one hundredth of a second ahead of her compatriot Ana Ambrazienė, who had previously set the world record at 54.02 in June of that year.[2]

In 1984 she was unable to compete in the Olympics because of the Soviet led 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.

In competition, she had a weight of 57 kg as 1.68 m.[3]

Personal Bests

400m 52.26 (1980)

400m Hurdles 54.14 (1983)

References