Lidiya Yurkova

Lidiya Vitalyevna Yurkova (Cyrillic: Лидия Витальевна Юркова; née Okolo-Kulak, born 15 January 1967 in Mogilev) is a retired Belarusian athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles.[2] She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two indoor and one outdoor World Championships. In addition she won the bronze medal at the 1990 European Championships.

Lidiya Yurkova
Personal information
Born (1967-01-15) January 15, 1967
Mogilev, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 m hurdles, 100 m hurdles

Her personal bests are 12.66 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Kiev 1990) and 7.86 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Chelyabinsk 1990).

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, East Germany 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.30
2nd 4 x 100 m relay 44.49
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 7th 100 m hurdles 13.21
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.73
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 4th 100 m hurdles 12.92
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd 100 m hurdles 12.92
Grand Prix Final Athens, Greece 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.76
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 4th 60 m hurdles 8.03
Representing  Belarus
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.25
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.95
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 24th (qf) 100 m hurdles 13.07
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 8.17
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References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Lidiya Yurkova at World Athletics


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