Liliya Lobanova, née Pilyuhina (born 14 October 1985) is a

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athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and

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. She was born in

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. She finished eighth in the 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fourth in the

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at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, and fifth in the relay at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2005 Summer Universiade she won a bronze medal in the relay. Her personal best times are 51.85 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in June 2005 in

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; and 2:01.33 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in June 2009 in

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1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Luhansk Ukrainian female sprinters Ukrainian female middle-distance runners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 20th-century Ukrainian women 21st-century Ukrainian women {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub