Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova (, 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.Yuliya Pechonkina. Olympedia. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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.Hurdler Pechonkina to miss Berlin. BBC Sport (2009-08-08). Retrieved on 2009-08-09. Given her ill health, she decided to retire from athletics soon after the World Championships and instead took a job in the banking sector.Illness ends Pechonkina's career. BBC Sport (2009-09-28). Retrieved on 2009-09-28.
She has an annual meet held in Yerino named after her, under the title Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes.Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes. Russian Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-02-26.
International competitions 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia —400 m hurdlesDNF6th4 × 400 m relay3:37.342000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia16th (sf)400 m hurdles56.582001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 1st4 × 400 m relay3:30.00World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 2nd400 m hurdles 54.27 3rd4 × 400 m relay3:24.922002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria5th400 m52.912003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom 1st4 × 400 m relay3:28.45World ChampionshipsParis, France 3rd400 m hurdles53.71 2nd4 × 400 m relay3:22.912004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece 8th400 m hurdles55.792005European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain 1st4 × 400 m relay3:28.00 World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 1st400 m hurdles52.90 1st4 × 400 m relay3:20.95World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 2nd400 m hurdles53.802007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 2nd400 m hurdles53.50
National titles Russian Athletics Championships 400 m hurdles: 2003, 2004, 2005Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-02. Russian Indoor Athletics Championships 400 m: 2002Russian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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
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