Natalya Antyukh

Natalya Antyukh
	Natalya Antyukh after winning the 400 metres hurdles in 52.92 at the European Championships in Barcelona 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Natalya Antyukh
Nationality	Russian
Born	26 June 1981; Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR, (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Club	Dynamo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200m (22.75s); 400m (49.85s); 400m hurdles (52.70 s)
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Youth Games
	Updated on 20 November 2018.

Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh (Russian: Наталья Николаевна Антюх, born 26 June 1981 in Leningrad) is a Russian athlete who primarily competes in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles. She won the gold medal in 400m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[1] after winning a bronze medal in the 400 m dash at the 2004 Olympics. She is the only woman to win an Olympic medal in both the 400 m hurdles and 400 m dash.

In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.

In 2020, Antyukh among four Russian track and field athletes charged with doping offences, facing charges of using a prohibited substance or method. The Athletics Integrity Unit said the cases were based on an investigation into Russian doping for the World Anti-Doping Agency presented in 2016 by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren. [2]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	1st	400 metres
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	4x400 m relay
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, UK	1st	4x400 m relay
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	400 metres
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	2nd	4x400 m relay
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	4x400 m relay
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	1st	4x400 m relay
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	2nd	4x400 m relay
2009	European Indoor Championships	Torino, Italy	1st	4x400 m relay
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	4x400 m relay
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	400 m hurdles
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	400 m hurdles
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	1st	400 m hurdles
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	2nd	4 × 400 m relay

Personal bests

200 metres – 22.73 s (2012)
400 metres – 49.85 s (2004)
400 metres hurdles – 52.70 s (2012)

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References

"Olympics 400m hurdles: Russia's Natalya Antyukh wins gold". Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
Two Olympic champions among four Russians with new doping charges from Associated Press, via Sky Sports.

External links

Natalya Antyukh at World Athletics

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[1] "Olympics 400m hurdles: Russia's Natalya Antyukh wins gold". Archived from the original on 11 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

[2] Two Olympic champions among four Russians with new doping charges from Associated Press, via Sky Sports.