Viktoriya Fomenko ( uk, Вікторія Фоменко, born 2 October 1970) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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. She competed at the 1994 European Championships, the 1995 World Indoor Championships, and the

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without reaching the final. In the

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she finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships. She was also a part of the disqualified Ukrainian team at the 1997 World Championships. In the

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

she competed at the 1995 World Championships and the

without reaching the final. Her personal best times are 11.37 seconds in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

, achieved in May 1993 in

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; 22.59 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 1996 in Kyiv; and 50.94 seconds in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

, achieved in May 1996 in Kyiv.World women's all-time best 400m
(last updated 2001)

References

1970 births Living people Ukrainian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Olympic female sprinters Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Ukrainian sportswomen {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub