Yuliya Pechonkina
 Pechonkina in Osaka 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1978 Krasnoyarsk,Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Women'sathletics |
Medal record | |
Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina,néeNosova(Russian:Юлия Серге́евна Печёнкина,born 21 April 1978 inKrasnoyarsk) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the400 metres hurdlesand4 × 400 metres relay.She was previously married to former sprinterEvgeny Pechonkin.[1]
She held theworld recordin 400 m hurdles (52.34 seconds achieved on 8 August 2003 in Tula) for almost 16 years until it was broken byDalilah Muhammadon 28 July 2019 and the rarely contested4 × 200 metres relayindoor (1:32.41 withYekaterina Kondratyeva,Irina KhabarovaandYuliya Gushchina).
She had a recurring problem withsinusitis,an illness which caused her to miss both the2008 Beijing Olympicsand the2009 World ChampionshipsinBerlin.[2]Given her ill health, she decided to retire from athletics soon after the World Championships and instead took a job in thebankingsector.[3]
She has an annual meet held inYerinonamed after her, under the title Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney,Australia | — | 400m hurdles | DNF |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.34 | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney,Australia | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.58 |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon,Portugal | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.00 |
| World Championships | Edmonton,Canada | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 54.27 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.92 | |||
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna,Austria | 5th | 400 m | 52.91 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham,United Kingdom | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.45 |
| World Championships | Paris,France | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 53.71 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 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 × 400 m relay | 3:28.00CR |
| World Championships | Helsinki,Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 52.90 | |
| 1st | 4 × 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 |
National titles
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]- 400 metres- 53.22 s (2001)[citation needed]
- 400 metres hurdles- 52.34 s (2003)[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of people from Krasnoyarsk
- Russia at the World Athletics Championships
- 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics
References
[edit]- ^Yuliya Pechonkina.Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^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.
- ^Russian Championships.GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^Russian Indoor Championships.GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
External links
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Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk
- Russian female hurdlers
- Russian female sprinters
- Olympic female hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Russia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
- World Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- IAAF Continental Cup winners
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Russian Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics record holders
- World Athletics indoor record holders (relay)