Yuliya Pechonkina

Yuliya Pechonkina in Osaka 2007.

Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova (Russian: Юлия Сергеевна Печёнкина, born 21 April 1978 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.

She holds the current world record in both 400 m hurdles (52.34 seconds achieved on 8 August 2003 in Tula) and the rarely contested 4 x 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Russia
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	4 x 400 m relay
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	400 m hurdles
			3rd	4 x 400 m relay
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	5th	400 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	1st	4 x 400 m relay
	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	400 m hurdles
			2nd	4 x 400 m relay
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	400 m hurdles
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	1st	4 x 400 m relay	3:28.00 CR
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	400 m hurdles
			1st	4 x 400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	400 m hurdles
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	400 m hurdles

Personal bests

• 400 metres - 53.22 s (2001)
• 400 metres hurdles - 52.34 s (2003)

External links

• IAAF profile for Yuliya Pechonkina

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nezha Bidouane	Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2002 — 2003	Succeeded by Faní Halkiá
Preceded by Faní Halkiá	Women's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2005	Succeeded by Lashinda Demus