Lidiya Yurkova
Belarusian female hurdler
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| Intro | Belarusian female hurdler | |
| A.K.A. | Lidia Yurkova Lidiya Vitalyevna Yurkova Лидия Витальевна Юркова Лидия Юркова | |
| A.K.A. | Lidia Yurkova Lidiya Vitalyevna Yurkova Лидия Витальевна Юркова Лидия Юркова | |
| Places | Belarus | |
| is | Athlete Hurdler | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 15 January 1967, Mogilyov, Mogilev Region, Belarus | |
| Age | 58 years |
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Biography
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. 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.
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 | |||
| 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 |