The photo above shows the race finish of the women's 100m final at the 2006 European Championships
in Gothenburg. Yekaterina Grigoryeva (lane 1) won the silver medal in a seasons best time of 11.22 secs to capture
what was her first medal at a major championship. Belgium's Kim Gevaert (lane 3) won the gold and
Grigoryeva's compatriot Irina Khabarova (lane 5) the bronze. Yekaterina then rounded off her week
in style by teaming up with Yuliya Guschina, Natalya Rusakova and Khabarova to win gold for
Russia in the 4x100m.
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Women's 100m. Final.
European Athletics Champs 2006
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| 1. Kim GEVAERT |
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BEL |
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11.06 |
| 2. Yekaterina GRIGORYEVA |
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RUS |
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11.22 |
| 3. Irina KHABAROVA |
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RUS |
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11.22 |
| 4. Joice MADUAKA |
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GBR |
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11.24 |
| 5. Yuliya GUSHCHINA |
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RUS |
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11.31 |
| 6. Yuliya NESTERENKO |
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BLR |
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11.34 |
| 7. Sylviane FELIX |
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FRA |
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11.40 |
| 8. Daria ONYSKO |
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POL |
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11.43 |
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Women's 4x100m. Relay Final. European Athletics Champs 2006
1. RUSSIA (Y. Gushchina, N. Rusakova, I. Khabarova,
Y. Grigorieva)
42.71
2. GBR & NI (A. Onoura, E. Ania, E. Freeman, J. Maduaka) 43.51
3. BELARUS (Y. Nesterenko, N. Safronnikova, A. Neumiarzhytskaya, A. Drahun) 43.61.
She was given a two-year ban from competition in 2001 and her results at that year's
World Championships were erased.
ANNUAL PROGRESS. 100 metres.
2007 11.25 +1.2 Sochi 26 MAY
2006 11.22 +1.8 Göteborg (Ullevi Stadium) 09 AUG
2005 11.35 -0.1 Tula (Arsenal Stadium) 10 JUL
2004 11.37 +0.2 Kazan 08 JUL
Drugs ban period.
2001 11.25 +1.1 Tula (Arsenal Stadium) 12 JUL
2000 11.48 +0.3 Tula (Arsenal Stadium) 23 JUL
1999 11.34 +1.5 Tula (Arsenal Stadium) 29 JUL
1998 11.13 -0.4 Moskva 08 JUN
1997 11.37 +2.0 Saint-Denis 02 JUN
1995 11.27 +0.5 Göteborg (Ullevi Stadium) 06 AUG