Yuliya Sotnikova

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Yuliya Sotnikova
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4 x 400 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ghent 4 × 400 m

Yuliya Vladimirovna Sotnikova (Russian: Юлия Владимировна Сотникова; born 18 November 1970 in Volgograd) is a Russian world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 4 x 400 metres relay. She specializes in the 400 metres and has a personal best time of 50.73s.

She competed for Russia in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 metres relay where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Svetlana Gontcharenko, Olga Kotlyarova and Irina Privalova.

International competitions[edit]

Representing  Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 4 × 400 m relay
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisboa, Portugal 1st 4 × 400 m relay

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