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{{short description|Belarusian sprinter}}
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'''Yulia Nestsiarenka''', née '''Bartsevich''' ({{lang-be|Юлія Несцярэнка}}, {{lang|be-latn|Julija Nieściarenka}}; {{lang-ru|Юлия Нестеренко}}, {{lang|ru-latn|Yuliya Nesterenko}}; born 15 June 1979) is a Belarusian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]].
'''Yuliya Nesterenko'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/belarus/yuliya-nestsiarenka-181559|title=Yuliya NESTERENKO – Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref> (alt. spelling: '''Yulia Nestsiarenka''', née '''Bartsevich''' ({{lang-be|Юлія Несцярэнка}}, {{lang|be-latn|Julija Nieściarenka}}; {{lang-ru|Юлия Нестеренко}}, {{lang|ru-latn|Yuliya Nesterenko}}; born 15 June 1979) is a Belarusian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] who was the Olympic 100 meters champion in 2004.


Nestsiarenka won the women's [[100 metres]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] in 10.93 seconds, becoming the first non-black and first non-U.S. athlete to win the event since the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]. She ran all four times (two qualification rounds, semifinal and final) under 11 seconds.<ref name="beijing">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080912000614/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/217457.shtml Athlete biography: Yuliya Nestsiarenka]</ref>
Nesterenko won the women's [[100 metres]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] in 10.93 seconds, becoming the first non-black athlete to win the event since the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]. She ran all four times (two qualification rounds, semifinal and final) under 11 seconds.<ref name="beijing">{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/217457.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Yuliya Nestsiarenka |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=[[The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912000614/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/217457.shtml |archive-date=2008-09-12 |access-date=}}</ref>


After the Olympic games in Athens she took an almost year-long break. At the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Helsinki]] she reached the final in the 100 metres, though came only 8th (11.13 seconds). She managed to win a [[bronze medal]] in another event, the [[4 × 100 metres relay]], together with her compatriots [[Natallia Solohub]], [[Alena Neumiarzhitskaya]] and [[Aksana Drahun]]. At the [[2006 European Athletics Championships]] in [[Gothenburg]] she was 6th in the 100m final and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
After the Olympic games in Athens she took an almost year-long break. At the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Helsinki]] she reached the final in the 100 metres, though came only 8th (11.13 seconds). She won a [[bronze medal]] in another event, the [[4 × 100 metres relay]], together with her compatriots [[Natallia Solohub]], [[Alena Neumiarzhitskaya]] and [[Aksana Drahun]]. At the [[2006 European Athletics Championships]] in [[Gothenburg]] she was 6th in the 100m final and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.


At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, Nestsiarenka competed in the 100m again. In her first round heat she came 2nd behind [[Kim Gevaert]] in a time of 11.40 to advance to the second round. There she improved down to 11.14 seconds, but finished 4th, normally causing elimination, however hers was the fastest losing time and enough to qualify for the semi finals. She came close to reaching the final to defend her title with a time of 11.26, 5th place, while the first four athletes qualified for the final.<ref name="beijing"/> Together with [[Aksana Drahun]], [[Nastassia Shuliak]] and [[Anna Bagdanovich]] she took part in the 4 × 100m relay. In their first round heat they placed 6th with a time of 43.69 seconds, which was the 9th overall out of 16 countries. With this result they failed to qualify for the final.<ref name="beijing"/>
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, Nesterenko competed in the 100m again. In her first round heat she came 2nd behind [[Kim Gevaert]] in a time of 11.40 to advance to the second round. There she improved down to 11.14 seconds, but finished 4th, normally causing elimination, however hers was the fastest losing time and enough to qualify for the semifinals. She came close to reaching the final to defend her title with a time of 11.26, 5th place, while the first four athletes qualified for the final.<ref name="beijing"/> Together with [[Aksana Drahun]], [[Nastassia Shuliak]] and [[Anna Bagdanovich]] she took part in the 4 × 100m relay. In their first round heat they placed 6th with a time of 43.69 seconds, which was the 9th overall out of 16 countries. With this result they failed to qualify for the final.<ref name="beijing"/>


Nestsiarenka is a member of the [[Belarus Olympic Committee]].
Nesterenko is a member of the [[Belarus Olympic Committee]].


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IAAF|181559|Yuliya Nestsiarenka}}
* {{World Athletics||Yuliya Nesterenko}}
* {{IOC profile|yuliya-nestsiarenka|Yuliya Nestsiarenka}}
* {{Olympics.com|yuliya-nestsiarenka|org_archive=20190411221058}}
* {{Olympedia}}


{{Footer Olympic Champions 100 m Women}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions 100 m Women}}
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[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of Belarus]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Belarus]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Belarus]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Belarus]]
[[Category:People from Brest, Belarus]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Brest, Belarus]]
[[Category:World Championships in Athletics medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Olympic female sprinters]]

Latest revision as of 03:48, 12 March 2024

Yuliya Nesterenko
Nestsiarenka on a 2004 Belarusian stamp
Personal information
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 45)
Brest, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Sport
Land Weißrussland
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Weißrussland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Helsinki 4 × 100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Budapest 60 metres
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Gothenburg 4 × 100 m relay

Yuliya Nesterenko[1] (alt. spelling: Yulia Nestsiarenka, née Bartsevich (Belarusian: Юлія Несцярэнка, Julija Nieściarenka; Russian: Юлия Нестеренко, Yuliya Nesterenko; born 15 June 1979) is a Belarusian sprinter who was the Olympic 100 meters champion in 2004.

Nesterenko won the women's 100 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in 10.93 seconds, becoming the first non-black athlete to win the event since the 1980 Summer Olympics. She ran all four times (two qualification rounds, semifinal and final) under 11 seconds.[2]

After the Olympic games in Athens she took an almost year-long break. At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki she reached the final in the 100 metres, though came only 8th (11.13 seconds). She won a bronze medal in another event, the 4 × 100 metres relay, together with her compatriots Natallia Solohub, Alena Neumiarzhitskaya and Aksana Drahun. At the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg she was 6th in the 100m final and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Nesterenko competed in the 100m again. In her first round heat she came 2nd behind Kim Gevaert in a time of 11.40 to advance to the second round. There she improved down to 11.14 seconds, but finished 4th, normally causing elimination, however hers was the fastest losing time and enough to qualify for the semifinals. She came close to reaching the final to defend her title with a time of 11.26, 5th place, while the first four athletes qualified for the final.[2] Together with Aksana Drahun, Nastassia Shuliak and Anna Bagdanovich she took part in the 4 × 100m relay. In their first round heat they placed 6th with a time of 43.69 seconds, which was the 9th overall out of 16 countries. With this result they failed to qualify for the final.[2]

Nesterenko is a member of the Belarus Olympic Committee.

References

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  1. ^ "Yuliya NESTERENKO – Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Athlete biography: Yuliya Nestsiarenka". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12.
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