Olena Chebanu
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Olena Chebanu is a Ukrainian
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...

 sprint athlete
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 who specializes in the 100
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 and 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

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In the 200 metres she finished seventh at the 2006 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the 2007 World Championships. In the 100 metres she won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer 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:******...

. Here she also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...

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She also competed in relay at the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 21 and August 22.-Medalists:-Records:Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows....

 without reaching the final. At the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay
The women's 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 1 September.-Medalists:* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.-Schedule:-Heats:...

 the Ukrainian team failed to finish the race.

Her personal best times are 7.46 seconds in the 60 metres
60 metres
60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...

 (indoor), achieved in January 2007 in Zaporizhzhya; 11.42 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 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....

; and 22.97 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Málaga
Málaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

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