Nataliya Pyhyda (Ukrainian: Наталія Пигида; born 30 January 1981) is a Ukrainian track and fieldsprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. Her personal best times are 22.82 seconds (2008) and 50.62 seconds (2015), respectively.
As a junior, she finished sixth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Her personal best at the time was 52.87 seconds, achieved in August 2000 in Kyiv. She improved it to 52.76 seconds in July 2003 in Kyiv.[1] At the 2003 World Championships she competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay without reaching the final.[2] She finished fifth in the 200 metres event at the 2004 World Indoor Championships.[1] At the 2004 Olympic Games she again competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay without reaching the final.[3] In 2004, she greatly improved her personal bests in both her events, running the 200 metres in 23.04 seconds in July in Madrid and the 400 metres in 51.44 seconds in July in Yalta.[1]
The seasons 2005 and 2006 went by without personal bests in her main events, only the 60 metres (7.25 seconds, Kyiv, February 2005) and the 100 metres (11.50 seconds, Kyiv, July 2005).[1] At the 2005 European Indoor Championships the Ukrainian relay team finished fourth.[4] She also finished fifth in the individual event.[1] The relay team finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships.[5] At the 2005 Summer Universiade she finished fourth in the 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the relay.[6] At the 2006 European Championships she reached the semi-final of the individual event,[1] and finished sixth in the relay.[7] At the end of the season she was chosen for Europe's relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. The team finished fourth.[8]
In the summer of 2008 she had smashed her 200 best time, running in 22.82 seconds in Kyiv in June.[1] In 2009, she won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. With 51.44 seconds she equalled her personal best time from the outdoor track. She further improved to 51.38 seconds in June 2009 in Sofia.[1] In July 2009, however, she tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol after a competition in Reims.[13] She was suspended from the sport from August 2009 to August 2011.[1] She competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[14] She was part of the Ukrainian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championship.[15]
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January 01, 1970
nataliya, pyhyda, ukrainian, Наталія, Пигида, born, january, 1981, ukrainian, track, field, sprinter, specializes, metres, personal, best, times, seconds, 2008, seconds, 2015, respectively, pyhyda, 2014, décanationpersonal, informationborn, 1981, january, 1981. Nataliya Pyhyda Ukrainian Nataliya Pigida born 30 January 1981 is a Ukrainian track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres Her personal best times are 22 82 seconds 2008 and 50 62 seconds 2015 respectively Nataliya PyhydaPyhyda at the 2014 DecaNationPersonal informationBorn 1981 01 30 30 January 1981 age 43 Nova Kakhovka Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Weight60 kg 130 lb SportCountry UkraineSportAthleticsEvent4 400m RelayMedal record Women s athletics Representing Ukraine Olympic Games 2012 London 4 400 metres relay European Championships 2014 Zurich 4 x 400 metres relay European Indoor Championships 2015 Prague 400 m 2009 Torino 400 m Military World Games 2015 Mungyeong 4 x 400 metres relay 2015 Mungyeong 400 m Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok 4 x 400 metres relay 2005 Izmir 4 x 400 metres relay European Athletics U23 Championships 2003 Bydgoszcz 4 h 100 metres relay World Youth Games 1998 Moscow 400 m 1998 Moscow 200 mCareer editAs a junior she finished sixth at the 2000 World Junior Championships Her personal best at the time was 52 87 seconds achieved in August 2000 in Kyiv She improved it to 52 76 seconds in July 2003 in Kyiv 1 At the 2003 World Championships she competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay without reaching the final 2 She finished fifth in the 200 metres event at the 2004 World Indoor Championships 1 At the 2004 Olympic Games she again competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay without reaching the final 3 In 2004 she greatly improved her personal bests in both her events running the 200 metres in 23 04 seconds in July in Madrid and the 400 metres in 51 44 seconds in July in Yalta 1 The seasons 2005 and 2006 went by without personal bests in her main events only the 60 metres 7 25 seconds Kyiv February 2005 and the 100 metres 11 50 seconds Kyiv July 2005 1 At the 2005 European Indoor Championships the Ukrainian relay team finished fourth 4 She also finished fifth in the individual event 1 The relay team finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships 5 At the 2005 Summer Universiade she finished fourth in the 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the relay 6 At the 2006 European Championships she reached the semi final of the individual event 1 and finished sixth in the relay 7 At the end of the season she was chosen for Europe s relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup The team finished fourth 8 In 2007 she failed to run a single sub 24 or sub 52 second race 1 She failed to reach the relay final at the 2007 World Championships 9 but won a relay gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade 10 She reached the 400 metres semi final at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and at the 2008 Olympics she reached the semi final of the 200 metres 1 was disqualified in the 4 x 100 metres relay 11 and failed to reach the final in the 4 x 400 metres relay 12 In the summer of 2008 she had smashed her 200 best time running in 22 82 seconds in Kyiv in June 1 In 2009 she won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships With 51 44 seconds she equalled her personal best time from the outdoor track She further improved to 51 38 seconds in June 2009 in Sofia 1 In July 2009 however she tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol after a competition in Reims 13 She was suspended from the sport from August 2009 to August 2011 1 She competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics 14 She was part of the Ukrainian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championship 15 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k Nataliya Pyhyda at World Athletics nbsp Women 4x400m Realy sic World Championship 2003 Paris FRA Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 Women 4x400m Relay Olympic Games Athens 2004 Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 Women 4x400m Relay Athletics European Indoor Championship 2005 Madrid ESP Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 Women 4x400m Relay World Championship 2005 Helsinki FIN Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 Athletics WOMEN S 4x400m Relay Final PDF FIBU 20 August 2005 pp 22 57 Retrieved 12 March 2010 Women 4x400m Relay European Championship 2006 Goteborg SWE Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 4x400 Metres Relay W Final IAAF 17 September 2006 Retrieved 12 March 2010 Women 4x400m Relay Athletics World Championship 2007 Osaka JPN Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 National Lists of Ukraine Women Apulanta Retrieved on 2015 03 07 Women 4x100m Relay Athletics Olympic Games 2008 Beijing CHN Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 Women 4x400m Relay Athletics Olympic Games 2008 Beijing CHN Todor Krastev Retrieved 12 March 2010 Ukrainian sportsmen disqualified for doping MIGnews com ua 30 September 2009 Archived from the original on 10 October 2009 Retrieved 12 March 2010 London 2012 400m women Results Olympic athletics 2014 European Athletics Championship 4 x 400m Relay Women Archived from the original on 12 October 2014 Retrieved 19 January 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nataliya Pyhyda amp oldid 1215615346, 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