Lidiya Yurkova
Belarusian hurdler
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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.
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| Born | January 15, 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 60 m hurdles, 100 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 × 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 |
