Yana Klochkova
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Yana Klochkova

Personal information
Full nameYana Oleksandrivna Klochkova
Яна Олександрівна Клочкова
NationalityUkraine
StrokesFreestyle, individual medley
ClubDynamo
Birth date07 August 1982(age 28)
Birth placeSimferopol, Krym
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11.6 in)
Weight70 kg (154.3 lb)

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Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova ( ; born 7 August 1982 in Simferopol) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.

Her gold medals came in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics; her silver medal came in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She has also won ten titles at swimming's world championships, nineteen European championship titles. She currently holds the short-course world record in the 400 meter individual medley. Her 400 m individual medley world record was broken by American Katie Hoff at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne. In 2003 she won four golds at the Summer Universiade in South Korea. She was also awarded the Hero of Ukraine medal. In 2004, she was named by Swimming World magazine as the World Female Swimmer of the Year.

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Former European junior title winner delivering on her huge potential - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times--In the 400 metres medley, Murphy touched at 4:40.88 seconds, bettering the long-standing mark set by the current Olympic Champion -Yana Klochkova- and ranking ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:39:59 GMT+00:00
Meath connection with European championships - Meath Chronicle Tweet this news
Meath Chronicle--In fact, she won three of them and broke the long-standing European 400m individual medley record of multiple Olympic and world champion -Yana Klochkova- ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:14:17 GMT+00:00
Wildeboer a la final de los 100 espalda - Quenonino.com Tweet this news
Quenonino.com--Finalmente, la inglesa Hannah Miley triunfó en la final de los 400 libre y rompió la mejor marca de los campeonatos que tenía la ucraniana -Yana Klochkova- ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:17:26 GMT+00:00
Rafa Muñoz acaba con sus fantasmas y Da Rocha sorprende en Budapest - EFE Tweet this news
EFE--La británica Hannah Miley venció en la final de los 400 libre y batió el récord de los campeonatos que estaba en poder de la ucraniana -Yana Klochkova-, ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:30:40 GMT+00:00
Cinco recordes dos campeonatos em Budapeste - Público.pt Tweet this news
Público.pt--A britânica bateu o antigo recorde dos campeonatos que durava há já oito anos e pertencia a -Yana Klochkova- (4m35,10s), da Ucrânia. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:54:54 GMT+00:00

Awards
Preceded by
DE Hannah Stockbauer		World Swimmer of the Year
2004		Succeeded by
AU Leisel Jones
Preceded by
DE Hannah Stockbauer		European Swimmer of the Year
2004		Succeeded by
PL Otylia Jędrzejczak

Medal Record
Women's swimming
Competitor for Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold2000 Sydney{{cite weburl=http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/swimming/index.html
Gold2000 Sydney400 m medley
Gold2004 Athens 200 m medley
Gold2004 Athens400 m medley
Silver2000 Sydney800 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold2001 Fukuoka400 m medley
Gold2001 Fukuoka400 m freestyle
Gold2003 Barcelona200 m medley
Gold2003 Barcelona400 m medley
Silver1998 Perth400 m medley
Silver2001 Fukuoka200 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold2002 Moscow 400 m freestyle
Gold2002 Moscow200 m medly
Gold2002 Moscow400 m medley
Gold2000 Athens200 m medley
Gold2000 Athens400 m medley
Silver2000 Athens 400 m freestyle


Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1968: Claudia Kolb * 1972: Shane Gould * 1984: Tracy Caulkins * 1988: Daniela Hunger * 1992: Lin Li * 1996: Michelle Smith * 2000: Yana Klochkova * 2004: Yana Klochkova * 2008: Stephanie Rice

Olympic Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1964: Donna de Varona * 1968: Claudia Kolb * 1972: Gail Neall * 1976: Ulrike Tauber * 1980: Petra Schneider * 1984: Tracy Caulkins * 1988: Janet Evans * 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi * 1996: Michelle Smith * 2000: Yana Klochkova * 2004: Yana Klochkova * 2008: Stephanie Rice

World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1973: Andrea Hubner (GDR) * 1975: Katherine Heddy (USA) * 1978: Tracy Caulkins (USA) * 1982: Petra Schneider (GDR) * 1986: Kristin Otto (GDR) * 1991: Lin Li (CHN) * 1994: Lü Bin (swimmer) (CHN) * 1998: Yanyan Wu (CHN) * 2001: Martha Bowen (USA) * 2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2005: Katie Hoff (USA) * 2007: Katie Hoff (USA) * 2009: Ariana Kukors (USA)

World Long Course Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1973: Gudrun Wegner (GDR) * 1975: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) * 1978: Tracy Caulkins (USA) * 1982: Petra Schneider (GDR) * 1986: Kathleen Nord (GDR) * 1991: Lin Li (CHN) * 1994: Guohong Dai (CHN) * 1998: Chen Yan (CHN) * 2001: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2005: Katie Hoff (USA) * 2007: Katie Hoff (USA) * 2009: Katinka Hosszú (HUN)

World Short Course Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1993: Janet Evans (USA) * 1995: Claudia Poll (CRC) * 1997: Claudia Poll (CRC) * 1999: Nadezhda Chemezova (RUS) * 2000: Lindsay Benko (USA) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2004: Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) * 2006: Kate Ziegler (USA) * 2008: Kylie Palmer (AUS)

World Short Course Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1993: Allison Wagner (USA) * 1995: Elli Overton (AUS) * 1997: Louise Karlsson (SWE) * 1999: Martina Moravcová (SVK) * 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2004: Brooke Hanson (AUS) * 2006: Qi Hui (CHN) * 2008: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)

World Short Course Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1993: Dai Guohong (CHN) * 1995: Joanne Malar (CAN) * 1997: Emma Johnson (AUS) * 1999: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2004: Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) * 2006: Qi Hui (CHN) * 2008: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)

European Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1927: Maria Braun (NED) * 1931: Maria Braun (NED) * 1934: Rie Mastenbroek (NED) * 1938: Ragnhild Hveger (DEN) * 1947: Karen Margrete Harup (DEN) * 1950: Grete Andersen (DEN) * 1954: Agata Sebö (HUN) * 1958: Jans Koster (NED) * 1962: Adrie Lasterie (NED) * 1966: Claude Mandonnaud (FRA) * 1970: Elke Sehmisch (GDR) * 1972: Angela Franke (GDR) * 1977: Petra Thümer (GDR) * 1981: Ines Diers (GDR) * 1983: Astrid Strauss (GDR) * 1985: Astrid Strauss (GDR) * 1987: Heike Friedrich (GDR) * 1989: Anke Möhring (GDR) * 1991: Irene Dalby (NOR) * 1993: Dagmar Hase (GER) * 1995: Franziska van Almsick (GER) * 1997: Dagmar Hase (GER) * 1999: Camelia Potec (ROM) * 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2004: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2008: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) |

European Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1970: Martina Grunert (GDR) * 1974: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) * 1977: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) * 1981: Ute Geweniger (GDR) * 1983: Ute Geweniger (GDR) * 1985: Kathleen Nord (GDR) * 1987: Cornelia Sirch (GDR) * 1989: Daniela Hunger (GDR) * 1991: Daniela Hunger (GER) * 1993: Daniela Hunger (GER) * 1995: Michelle Smith (IRL) * 1997: Oksana Verevka (RUS) * 1999: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2000: Beatrice Căslaru (ROM) and Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2004: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2008: Mireia Belmonte García (ESP) |

European Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1962: Adrie Lasterie (NED) * 1966: Bettie Heukels (NED) * 1970: Evelyn Stolze (GDR) * 1974: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) * 1977: Ulrike Tauber (GDR) * 1981: Petra Schneider (GDR) * 1983: Kathleen Nord (GDR) * 1985: Kathleen Nord (GDR) * 1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) * 1989: Daniela Hunger (GDR) * 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) * 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) * 1995: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) * 1997: Michelle Smith (IRL) * 1999: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2004: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2006: Alessia Filippi (ITA) * 2008: Alessia Filippi (ITA) |

European Short Course Champions in Women's 400 m Freestyle

1996: Kristýna Kyněrová (CZE) * 1998: Carla Geurts (NED) * 1999: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2000: Irina Ufimtseva (RUS) * 2001: Anja Čarman (SLO) * 2002: Éva Risztov (HUN) * 2003: Joanne Jackson (GBR) * 2004: Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) * 2005 - 2007: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2008 - 2009: Coralie Balmy (FRA)

European Short Course Champions in Women's 800 m Freestyle

1996: Carla Geurts (NED) * 1998: Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) * 1999: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2000: Chantal Strasser (SUI) * 2001: Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) * 2002: Éva Risztov (HUN) * 2003: Erika Villaecija (ESP) * 2004: Flavia Rigamonti (SUI) * 2005 - 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA) * 2007: Lotte Friis (DEN) * 2008: Alessia Filippi (ITA) * 2009: Lotte Friis (DEN)

European Short Course Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1996: Sue Rolph (GBR) * 1998: Alicja Pęczak (POL) * 1999 - 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2003: Alenka Kejžar (SLO) * 2004: Teresa Rohmann (GER) * 2005 - 2006: Katarzyna Baranowska (POL) * 2007: Camille Muffat (FRA) * 2008: Francesca Segat (ITA) * 2009: Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN)

European Short Course Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1996: Sabine Herbst (GER) * 1998: Hana Černá (CZE) * 1999 - 2000: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2001: Nicole Hetzer (GER) * 2002: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2003 - 2004: Éva Risztov (HUN) * 2005: Katarzyna Baranowska (POL) * 2006 - 2007: Alessia Filippi (ITA) * 2008: Mireia Belmonte (ESP) * 2009: Hannah Miley (GBR)

Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 200 m Freestyle

1979: Annelies Maas (NED) * 1981: Jill Sterkel (USA) * 1983: Irina Laricheva (URS) * 1985: Conny van Bentum (NED) * 1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) * 1991: Karen Kraemer (USA) * 1993: Heike Lünenschloss (GER) * 1995: Lisa Jacob (USA) * 1997: Martina Moravcová (SVK) * 1999: Kim Black (USA) * 2001: Camelia Potec (ROM) * 2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) * 2007: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) * 2009: Sara Isakovič (SLO)

Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 200 m Butterfly

1979: Elizabeth Rapp (USA) * 1981: Kim Carlisle (USA) * 1983: Susan Woodhouse (USA) * 1985: Mary T. Meagher (USA) * 1987: Elli Roussaki (GRE) * 1991: Wang Xiaohong (CHN) * 1993: Yoko Kando (JPN) * 1995: Tomoko Kunimitsu (JPN) * 1997: Anna Uryniuk (POL) * 1999: María Peláez (ESP) * 2001: Yuko Nakanishi (JPN) * 2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2005: Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) * 2007: Audrey Lacroix (CAN) * 2009: Annika Mehlhorn (GER)

Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1967: Maddie Ellis (USA) * 1970: Lynn Colella (USA) * 1973: Susan Atwood (USA) * 1977: Bonnie Glasgow (USA) * 1981: Kim Carlisle (USA) * 1983: Irina Gerasimova (URS) * 1985: Svetlana Kopchikova (URS) * 1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) * 1991: Lin Li (CHN) * 1993: Marianne Limpert (CAN) * 1995: Fumie Kurotori (JPN) * 1997: Martina Moravcová (SVK) * 1999: Tomoko Hagiwara (JPN) * 2001 - 2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2005: Qi Hui (CHN) * 2007: Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) * 2009: Ava Ohlgren (USA)

Summer Universiade Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1979: Janet Buchan (USA) * 1981: Mayumi Yokoyama (USA) * 1983: Irina Gerasimova (URS) * 1985: Channon Hermstad (USA) * 1987: Noemi Lung (ROM) * 1991: Lin Li (CHN) * 1993: Nancy Sweetnam (CAN) * 1995 - 1997: Fumie Kurotori (JPN) * 1999: Hana Černá (CZE) * 2001: Federica Biscia (ITA) and Liang Shuang (CHN) * 2003: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2005: Qi Hui (CHN) * 2007: Yana Klochkova (UKR) * 2009: Ava Ohlgren (USA)



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