Yevgeniya Sechenova

Yevgeniya Sechenova
Yevgeniya Sechenova, Fanny Blankers-Koen and Dorothy Manley at the 1950 European championships
Personal information
Born 17 August 1918
Sevastopol, Ukraine
Died 25 June 1990(1990-06-25) (aged 71)[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Club Dynamo Moscow
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships
1946 Oslo100 m
1946 Oslo200 m
1946 Oslo4×100 m relay
1950 Brussels100 m
1950 Brussels200 m
1950 Brussels4×100 m relay

Yevgeniya Ivanovna Sechenova (Russian: Евгения Ивановна Сеченова; 17 August 1918 – 25 June 1990) was a Soviet sprint runner who won six medals at the European championships in 1946 and 1950. She was part of the Soviet 4 × 200 m relay team that set world records in 1950 and 1951.[2] She also competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the relay.[3]

Sechenova won 20 national titles in 100 m (1940, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950), 200 m (1939, 1940, 1944, 1949), 4 × 100 m (1939, 1940, 1946, 1949–1951) and 4 × 200 m (1946, 1948–1951). She was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Profile of Yevgeniya Sechenova (in Russian)
  2. ↑ World Record progression in women's running events. saunalahti.fi
  3. ↑ Yevgeniya Sechenova. sports-reference.com
  4. ↑ СЕЧЕНОВА Евгения Ивановна (СССР). sportbiography.ru



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