Anastasiya Rabchenyuk
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Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian
hurdler.
She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR
of the Soviet Union
(today in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
(province) of Ukraine
).
She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner.
She finished eighth at the 2006 European Championships, fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games
, second at the 2008 World Athletics Final
, seventh at the 2009 World Championships
. At European Athletics Championships 2010 in Barcelona, while she was in the warm-up area few minutes before the 1st round heat, she accused a muscular problem. Nevertheless, she ran her heat but did not proceed to semi-final. Because of mentioned problem, she did not compete anymore during 2010.
In 2011 she obtained fifth position in the World Championships in Daegu, Korea.
2011 season did not started successfully. On May 2011 she only achieved 3rd position at Ukraine Cup Competition in Yalta. This result did not allow her to represent Ukraine at Stockholm June 2011 SPAR European Team Championships (Ukraine was represented by the winner of Ukraine Cup Hanna Titimets which reached the 4th position in that race). 2011 season started to improve on 3 June when she won the ENEA Cup in Bydgoszcz (Poland) with the timing of 55.54 and then reported the 3rd position on 13 June at the EAA Premium Meeting in Praha with timing of 55.74.
She definitely regained her position in the top list of 400m hurdles of 2011 on 3 August in Donetsk during the semifinal of the Ukrainian Championship by running in 54.75. This timing places her as 10th best athlete in the 2011 top list of 400m hurdles (See IAAF Top Lists at IAAF's site). As the preparation for 2011 season has been focused on the Daegu's World Championships on late August 2011, it is possible that she has still some room to improve and that she will be a serious contender in Daegu.
In Daegu at World Championships 2011 she passed easily the heats obtaining the second position of her race with 55.08 behind Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, being inserted in the second semifinals, the most challenging of the three semifinals whose formula promoted to final only first two athlets of each of those three races plus the two best timings among all other runners. In fact, on that semifinal race competed the Defending Olympic and World Champion Melanie Walker from Jamaica, the current European Champion Natalya Antyukh from Russia, plus two others top list runners, Queen Harrison from Usa and Anastasiya Rabchenyuk for a total of four top level athletes in a single race for only two places available for direct qualification to final.
With an outstanding performance, she was able to catch the third position of the race, being passed by World Champion Melanie Walker in the battle for second place only at last metres (that semifinal was won by Natalya Antyukh). Nevertheless, her timing of 55.06 resulted as the 2nd better timing among all the athletes not directly qualified to the final (she run 00.01 secs faster then first athlete excluded from the final, Perry Shakes-Drayton from UK) allowing her to reach the eight (and last) place in the final of World Championships 2011.
In the final race, she run really well obtaining a very honorable fifth position with her Season Best of 54.18, improving two positions from the first final she participated at World Championships of Berlin 2009 where she arrived seventh.
She also competed at the 2007 World Championships
without reaching the final, and also in the 4 x 400 metres relay
at the 2009 World Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2003 Universiade
and the silver medal at the 2007 Universiade
.
Her personal best time is 53.96 seconds, achieved at the 2008 Olympics. She has 52.64 seconds in the 400 metres
, achieved in July 2006 in Kiev
.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
hurdler.
She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(today in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....
(province) of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
).
She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner.
She finished eighth at the 2006 European Championships, fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:The first three runners of each heat plus the next four overall fastest runners qualified for the Semifinals.-Semifinals:...
, second at the 2008 World Athletics Final
2008 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008.A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting points around the Stuttgart area and the distances varied...
, seventh at the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 17, 18 and 20 August.In the four major championships between 2004 and 2008, the twelve available medals were won by eleven different athletes...
. At European Athletics Championships 2010 in Barcelona, while she was in the warm-up area few minutes before the 1st round heat, she accused a muscular problem. Nevertheless, she ran her heat but did not proceed to semi-final. Because of mentioned problem, she did not compete anymore during 2010.
In 2011 she obtained fifth position in the World Championships in Daegu, Korea.
2011 season did not started successfully. On May 2011 she only achieved 3rd position at Ukraine Cup Competition in Yalta. This result did not allow her to represent Ukraine at Stockholm June 2011 SPAR European Team Championships (Ukraine was represented by the winner of Ukraine Cup Hanna Titimets which reached the 4th position in that race). 2011 season started to improve on 3 June when she won the ENEA Cup in Bydgoszcz (Poland) with the timing of 55.54 and then reported the 3rd position on 13 June at the EAA Premium Meeting in Praha with timing of 55.74.
She definitely regained her position in the top list of 400m hurdles of 2011 on 3 August in Donetsk during the semifinal of the Ukrainian Championship by running in 54.75. This timing places her as 10th best athlete in the 2011 top list of 400m hurdles (See IAAF Top Lists at IAAF's site). As the preparation for 2011 season has been focused on the Daegu's World Championships on late August 2011, it is possible that she has still some room to improve and that she will be a serious contender in Daegu.
In Daegu at World Championships 2011 she passed easily the heats obtaining the second position of her race with 55.08 behind Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, being inserted in the second semifinals, the most challenging of the three semifinals whose formula promoted to final only first two athlets of each of those three races plus the two best timings among all other runners. In fact, on that semifinal race competed the Defending Olympic and World Champion Melanie Walker from Jamaica, the current European Champion Natalya Antyukh from Russia, plus two others top list runners, Queen Harrison from Usa and Anastasiya Rabchenyuk for a total of four top level athletes in a single race for only two places available for direct qualification to final.
With an outstanding performance, she was able to catch the third position of the race, being passed by World Champion Melanie Walker in the battle for second place only at last metres (that semifinal was won by Natalya Antyukh). Nevertheless, her timing of 55.06 resulted as the 2nd better timing among all the athletes not directly qualified to the final (she run 00.01 secs faster then first athlete excluded from the final, Perry Shakes-Drayton from UK) allowing her to reach the eight (and last) place in the final of World Championships 2011.
In the final race, she run really well obtaining a very honorable fifth position with her Season Best of 54.18, improving two positions from the first final she participated at World Championships of Berlin 2009 where she arrived seventh.
She also competed at the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 27, 28 and 30 August.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Heats:...
without reaching the final, and also in the 4 x 400 metres relay
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 22 and August 23.-Medalists:* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.-Records:...
at the 2009 World Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2003 Universiade
Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics...
and the silver medal at the 2007 Universiade
Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2007 Summer Universiade was held in the Main Stadium at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand, between 9 August and 14 August 2007.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals table:-Results:******...
.
Her personal best time is 53.96 seconds, achieved at the 2008 Olympics. She has 52.64 seconds in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
, achieved in July 2006 in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.