Yuliya Pechonkina
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Pechonkina in Osaka 2007 | |
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21 April 1978 Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union |
Medal record
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Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova (Russian: Юлия Серге́евна 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.
Career
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]
She has an annual meet held in Yerino named after her, under the title Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Russia | |||||
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | — | 400m hurdles | DNF |
| 6th | 4×400m relay | 3:37.34 | |||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:30.00 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.27 | |
| 3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:24.92 | |||
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 5th | 400 m | 52.91 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 1st | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:28.45 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.71 | |
| 2nd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:22.91 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 55.79 |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:28.00 CR |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.90 | |
| 1st | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:20.95 | |||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 53.80 | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 53.50 |
Personal bests
- 400 metres - 53.22 s (2001)
- 400 metres hurdles - 52.34 s (2003)
References
- ↑ Hurdler Pechonkina to miss Berlin. BBC Sport (2009-08-08). Retrieved on 2009-08-09.
- ↑ Illness ends Pechonkina's career. BBC Sport (2009-09-28). Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
- ↑ Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes. Russian Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-02-26.
External links
- Yuliya Pechonkina profile at IAAF
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Nezha Bidouane |
Women's 400 m hurdles season's best 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Faní Halkiá |
| Preceded by Faní Halkiá |
Women's 400 m hurdles season's best 2005 |
Succeeded by Lashinda Demus |
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