Aelita Yurchenko

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Aelita Yurchenko
Personal information
Born (1965-01-01) 1 January 1965 (age 60)
Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rome 4 × 400 metres relay
World Indoor Championships
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1991 Seville 4 × 400 metres relay
European Cup
Representing  Ukraine
Silver medal – second place 1993 Rome 4 × 400 metres relay

Aelita Vyacheslavovna Yurchenko (Ukrainian: Аеліта В'ячеславівна Юрченко; born 1 January 1965) is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[1] She represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine at three outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 2nd 4x400 m relay 3:19.50
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 4th 400 m 51.59
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:27.95
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th (h) 400 m 52.65[2]
Representing  Ukraine
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th (sf) 400 m 51.55
9th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:30.37
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 4x400 m relay 3:30.43

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 200 metres – 22.67 (Simferopol 1988)
  • 400 metres – 49.47 (Moscow 1988)

Indoor

  • 400 metres – 51.59 (Seville 1991)

References

  1. ^ Aelita Yurchenko at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Did not finish in the quarterfinals