 Pechonkina in Osaka 2007 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1978-04-21) 21 April 1978 (age 46) Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Women's athletics |
| Medal record | |
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 × 400 metres relay. She was previously married to former sprinter Evgeny Pechonkin.
She held the world record in 400 m hurdles (52.34 seconds achieved on 8 August 2003 in Tula) for almost 16 years until it was broken by Dalilah Muhammad on 28 July 2019 and the rarely contested 4 × 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. Given her ill health, she decided to retire from athletics soon after the World Championships and instead took a job in the banking sector.
She has an annual meet held in Yerino named after her, under the title Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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 | 3:28.00 CR |
| 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
Personal bests
- 400 metres - 53.22 s (2001)
- 400 metres hurdles - 52.34 s (2003)
See also
- 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
- 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
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded byNezha Bidouane | Women's 400 m hurdles season's best 2002–2003 |
Succeeded byFaní Halkiá |
| Preceded byFaní Halkiá | Women's 400 m hurdles season's best 2005 |
Succeeded byLashinda Demus |
| World champions in women's 400 m hurdles | |
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| IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's 400 metres hurdles | |
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| European Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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| Russian Athletics Championships women's 400 metres hurdles champions | |
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- 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)