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	June 1990 (aged 71)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Athletics Championships 1946 Oslo 100 m 1946 Oslo 200 m 1946 Oslo 4×100 m relay 1950 Brussels 100 m 1950 Brussels 200 m 1950 Brussels 4×100 m relay

Yevgeniya Ivanovna Sechenova (Russian: Евгения Ивановна Сеченова; 17 August 1918 – 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.^[1] She also competed in the 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in the relay.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

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