Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova (russian: Юлия Серге́евна Печёнкина, born 21 April 1978 in

Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...

) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the

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and

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. She was previously married to former sprinter Evgeny Pechonkin. She held the

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in 400 m hurdles (52.34 seconds achieved on 8 August 2003 in Tula) for almost 16 years until it was broken by

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on 28 July 2019 and the rarely contested

4 × 200 metres relay The 4 × 200 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 200 metres or half a lap on a standard 400 metre track. The event is a world record eligible event, but is not a standard event at most tr ...

indoor (1:32.41 with

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and Yuliya Gushchina). She had a recurring problem with

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, an illness which caused her to miss both the

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and the 2009 World Championships in

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. Given her ill health, she decided to retire from athletics soon after the World Championships and instead took a job in the

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sector. She has an annual meet held in Yerino named after her, under the title Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes.

International competitions

National titles

Russian Athletics Championships The Russian Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), which serves as the Russian ...

**400 m hurdles:

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Russian Indoor Athletics Championships The Russian Indoor Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат России по лёгкой атлетике в помещении) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF), w ...

**400 m:

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Russian Indoor Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

Personal bests

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- 53.22 s (2001) *

- 52.34 s (2003)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pechonkina, Yuliya 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk Russian female hurdlers Russian female sprinters Olympic female hurdlers Olympic athletes of 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)

International competitions

National titles

Personal bests

See also

References

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