Yuliya Sotnikova

RUSWomen

Birth dateNov 18, 1970

BirthplaceNizhny Novgorod, Russia

Height1.70 m

Weight60 kg

Yuliya Vladimirovna Sotnikova (Russian: Юлия Владимировна Сотникова; born 18 November 1970 in Volgograd) is a Russian world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 4 × 400 metres relay.

She specializes in the 400 metres and has a personal best time of 50.73s.

She competed for Russia in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 metres relay where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Svetlana Gontcharenko, Olga Kotlyarova and Irina Privalova. Their athletic achievements reflect years of dedicated training and competition at the highest levels.

Key facts

400 m

50.73

#279 all-time

200 Metres Short Track

23.44

2006 season best

41.12

Jan 12, 2006 · Moskva (RUS) (i)

2006 season best

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver

Age

55 years old

As of Sep 21, 2026: 400 m 50.73 (#279 all-time), 200 Metres Short Track 23.44, 2006 season best 41.12 (Jan 12, 2006, Moskva (RUS) (i)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 silver · 55 years old

Personal bests

11.64*

23.03

50.73

4x400m

3:23.46

4x400Metre

3:30.00

400m-short-track

52.13

200m-short-track

23.44

300m

37.72

300m-short-track

37.72

500Metres

1:12.40

500m-short-track

1:12.40

4x200Metre

1:31.49

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	-	1	1
World Championships	-	1	-	1
Total	-	1	1	2

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2006	300m-short-track	41.12	-	Jan 12, 2006	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2006	300m	41.12	-	Jan 12, 2006	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2005	400m	52.49	-	May 26, 2005	↓	Sochi (RUS)
2005	400m-short-track	54.89	-	Feb 10, 2005	↓	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2005	500Metres	1:12.40	-	Jan 7, 2005	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2005	500m-short-track	1:12.40	-	Jan 7, 2005	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2004	300m-short-track	37.72	-	Feb 1, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	300m	37.72	-	Feb 1, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2004	400m	52.32	-	Jul 29, 2004	↓	Tula (RUS)
2004	400m-short-track	52.88	-	Feb 17, 2004	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2003	200m	25.55	-0.1	Jul 15, 2003	↓	Moskva (RUS)
2003	400m	51.54	-	Aug 7, 2003	↓	Tula (RUS)
2003	400m-short-track	54.41	-	Feb 25, 2003	↓	Russian Indoor Championships
2003	500m-short-track	1:12.70	-	Jan 7, 2003	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2003	500Metres	1:12.70	-	Jan 7, 2003	↑	Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i)
2002	400m	51.82	-	Jul 12, 2002	↓	Cheboksary (RUS)
2002	400m-short-track	54.44	-	Feb 12, 2002	↓	Volgograd (RUS) (i)
2001	200m-short-track	23.50	-	Jan 17, 2001	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2001	200m	23.50	-	Jan 17, 2001	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2001	400m	51.00	-	Jun 9, 2001	↓	Tula (RUS)
2001	400m-short-track	52.13	-	Feb 17, 2001	↓	Russian Indoor Championships
2001	4x400Metre	3:30.00	-	Mar 11, 2001	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
2000	400m	50.73	-	Jul 24, 2000	↓	Tula (RUS)
2000	400m-short-track	52.92	-	Jan 21, 2000	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
2000	4x400m	3:23.46	-	Sep 30, 2000	↑	The XXVII Olympic Games
2000	4x400Metre	3:32.53	-	Feb 27, 2000	↑	European Indoor Championships
1999	100m	11.64	+3.4	Jul 29, 1999	-	Tula (RUS)
1999	200m	23.78	+0.0	Sep 18, 1999	↓	Sochi (RUS)
1999	200m-short-track	24.31	-	Jan 23, 1999	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
1999	400m	52.49	-	Jul 29, 1999	↓	Tula (RUS)
1999	400m-short-track	52.97	-	Jan 22, 1999	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
1997	400m-short-track	53.60	-	Jan 23, 1997	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
1997	400m	53.60	-	Jan 23, 1997	↓	Moskva (RUS) (i)
1996	400m	51.17	-	Jul 7, 1996	↓	Padova (ITA)
1996	400m-short-track	52.91	-	Feb 17, 1996	↓	Torino (ITA) (i)
1996	4x400m	3:28.54	-	Jun 2, 1996	↑	Estadio de la Comunidad, Madrid (ESP)
1995	400m	51.39	-	Aug 5, 1995	↓	IAAF World Championships
1995	4x400m	3:23.98	-	Aug 13, 1995	↑	IAAF World Championships
1994	200m	23.44	-	Feb 27, 1994	↓	Lipetsk (RUS) (i)
1994	200m-short-track	23.44	-	Feb 27, 1994	↓	Lipetsk (RUS) (i)
1993	4x200Metre	1:31.49	-	Jun 5, 1993	-	Portsmouth (GBR)
1992	200m	23.03	+0.2	Jun 5, 1992	↓	Bryansk (RUS)

2006

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
300m-short-track	41.12	-	Jan 12	Moskva Christmas Cup, Moskva (i)

2005

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	53.24	-	Jun 25	Kazan Znamenskiy Memorial, Kazan
400m	52.49	-	May 26	Sochi All-Russian Competition, Sochi
400m-short-track	54.89	-	Feb 10	Russian Indoor Championships, Volgograd (i)
500m-short-track	1:12.40	-	Jan 7	Yekaterinburg Luch Cristmas Starts, Yekaterinburg (i)

2004

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	52.68	-	Jul 30	Russian Championships, Tula
400m	52.32	-	Jul 29	Russian Championships, Tula
400m	52.94	-	Jun 23	Tula Russian Cup, Tula
400m-short-track	52.88	-	Feb 17	Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i)
300m-short-track	37.72	-	Feb 1	Moskva Russian Winter, Moskva (i)
400m-short-track	53.62	-	Jan 17	Volgograd Governor Cup, Volgograd (i)

2003

8 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	52.07	-	Aug 8	Russian Championships
400m	51.54	-	Aug 7	Russian Championships, Tula
200m	25.55	-0.1	Jul 15	Moskva Kuts Memorial, Moskva
400m	53.10	-	Jun 8	Tula Znamenskiy Memorial, Arsenal Stadium, Tula
400m	52.72	-	May 31	Tula All Russian Competition, Tula
400m-short-track	54.41	-	Feb 25	Russian Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	54.90	-	Jan 18	Volgograd Governor Cup, Volgograd (i)
500m-short-track	1:12.70	-	Jan 7	Yekaterinburg Luch Competitions, Yekaterinburg (i)

2002

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	52.21	-	Jul 27	Gdansk Balt 2002, Gdansk
400m	52.05	-	Jul 13	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
400m	51.82	-	Jul 12	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
400m	51.99	-	Jul 11	Russian Championships, Cheboksary
400m-short-track	54.44	-	Feb 12	Russian Indoor Championships, Volgograd (i)

2001

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	51.40	-	Jul 12	Russian Championships, Tula
400m	51.00	-	Jun 9	Tula Znamenskiy Memorial, Tula
4x400Metre	3:30.00	-	Mar 11	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
4x400Metre	3:30.00	-	Mar 9	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
400m-short-track	52.86	-	Feb 21	Pireaus Athina 2001, Pireaus (i)
400m-short-track	52.13	-	Feb 17	Russian Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	52.48	-	Feb 16	Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i)
400m-short-track	52.80	-	Feb 4	Stuttgart Sparkassen Cup, Stuttgart (i)
400m-short-track	52.71	-	Feb 2	Erfurt TEAG-Indoor, Erfurt (i)
200m-short-track	24.05	-	Jan 20	Moskva Russian Army Ch., Moskva (i)
200m-short-track	23.50	-	Jan 17	Moskva Open Championships, Moskva (i)

2000

15 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	3:23.46	-	Sep 30	The XXVII Olympic Games
4x400m	3:26.05	-	Sep 29	The XXVII Olympic Games
4x400m	3:26.05	-	Sep 22	The XXVII Olympic Games
4x400m	3:23.46	-	Sep 22	The XXVII Olympic Games
400m	51.26	-	Sep 9	Yokohama Taiyo Giken Super Meet, Yokohama
400m	50.73	-	Jul 24	Russian Championships, Tula
400m	50.97	-	Jul 24	Russian Championships, Tula
400m	51.00	-	Jul 23	Russian Championships, Tula
4x400m	3:25.50	-	Jul 16	European Cup, International Stadium, Gateshead
400m	51.01	-	Jun 18	St. Petersburg Znamenskiy Memorial, St. Petersburg
400m	51.63	-	Jun 2	Tula Russia Cup, Tula
4x400Metre	3:32.53	-	Feb 27	European Indoor Championships
4x400Metre	3:32.53	-	Feb 25	European Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	54.73	-	Feb 5	Russian Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	53.38	-	Feb 4	Russian Indoor Championships, Volgograd (i)

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Yuliya Sotnikova's 400 m personal best?

Yuliya Sotnikova's 400 m personal best is 50.73, set on Jul 24, 2000 in Tula (RUS), #279 on the all-time list.

Which events does Yuliya Sotnikova compete in?

Yuliya Sotnikova competes in the 400 m and 200 Metres Short Track.

How did Yuliya Sotnikova perform in 2006?

2006 season best: 41.12, set on Jan 12, 2006 in Moskva (RUS) (i).

How many medals has Yuliya Sotnikova won?

Yuliya Sotnikova has won 1 Olympic Games medal and 1 World Championships medal.

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