Yana Klochkova

Yana Klochkova

Personal information
Full name	Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova
Nickname(s)	"Gold fish"
Nationality	Ukraine
Born	(1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 Simferopol, Simferopol Raion, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Individual medley
Club	Dynamo (Ukraine)
Coach	Nina Kozhukh Oleksandr Kozhukh
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 200 m medley 2000 Sydney 400 m medley 2004 Athens 200 m medley 2004 Athens 400 m medley 2000 Sydney 800 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2001 Fukuoka 400 m medley 2001 Fukuoka 400 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 200 m medley 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley 1998 Perth 400 m medley 2001 Fukuoka 200 m medley World Championships (SC) 1999 Hong Kong 400 m medley 2000 Athens 200 m medley 2000 Athens 400 m medley 2002 Moscow 400 m freestyle 2002 Moscow 200 m medley 2002 Moscow 400 m medley 1999 Hong Kong 200 m medley 2000 Athens 400 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1999 Istanbul 200 m medley 1999 Istanbul 400 m medley 2000 Helsinki 400 m freestyle 2000 Helsinki 200 m medley 2000 Helsinki 400 m medley 2002 Berlin 400 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 200 m medley 2002 Berlin 400 m medley 2004 Madrid 200 m medley 2004 Madrid 400 m medley 1997 Sevilla 400 m medley 2004 Madrid 4×100 m medley 1997 Sevilla 200 m medley 1999 Istanbul 400 m freestyle 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley 2004 Madrid 400 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 1999 Lisbon 400 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 800 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 200 m medley 1999 Lisbon 400 m medley 2000 Valencia 200 m medley 2000 Valencia 400 m medley 2001 Antwerp 200 m medley 2002 Riesa 200 m medley 2002 Riesa 400 m medley 2001 Antwerp 400 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 400 m medley 2002 Riesa 400 m freestyle Summer Universiade 2001 Beijing 800 m freestyle 2001 Beijing 200 m medley 2003 Daegu 200 m freestyle 2003 Daegu 200 m butterfly 2003 Daegu 200 m medley 2003 Daegu 400 m medley 2007 Bangkok 400 m medley 2007 Bangkok 200 m medley

Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova (Ukrainian: Яна Олександрівна Клочкова; 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. She is Master of Sports, World Class and the only multi gold medal holder (more than two) in Ukraine.

Career

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.

Titles

Yana Klochkova's titles include:

Olympic Champion

• 2000, Sydney: 200 m individual medley
• 2000, Sydney: 400 m individual medley
• 2004, Athens: 200 m individual medley
• 2004, Athens: 400 m individual medley

World Champion, Long Course

• 2001, Fukuoka: 400 m freestyle
• 2001, Fukuoka: 400 m individual medley
• 2003, Barcelona: 200 m individual medley
• 2003, Barcelona: 400 m individual medley

World Champion, Short Course

• 1999, Hong Kong: 400 m individual medley
• 2000, Athens: 200 m individual medley
• 2000, Athens: 400 m individual medley
• 2002, Moscow: 400 m freestyle
• 2002, Moscow: 200 m individual medley
• 2002, Moscow: 400 m individual medley

European Champion, Long Course

• 1999, Istanbul: 200 m individual medley
• 1999, Istanbul: 400 m individual medley
• 2000, Helsinki: 400 m freestyle
• 2000, Helsinki: 200 m individual medley
• 2000, Helsinki: 400 m individual medley
• 2002, Berlin: 400 m freestyle
• 2002, Berlin: 200 m individual medley
• 2002, Berlin: 400 m individual medley
• 2004, Madrid: 200 m individual medley
• 2004, Madrid: 400 m individual medley

European Champion, Short Course

• 1999, Lisbon: 400 m freestyle
• 1999, Lisbon: 800 m freestyle
• 1999, Lisbon: 200 m individual medley
• 1999, Lisbon: 400 m individual medley
• 2000, Valencia: 200 m individual medley
• 2000, Valencia: 400 m individual medley
• 2001, Antwerp: 200 m individual medley
• 2002, Riesa: 200 m individual medley
• 2002, Riesa: 400 m individual medley

Universiade Champion, Long Course

• 2003, Daegu: 200 m freestyle
• 2003, Daegu: 200 m butterfly
• 2003, Daegu: 200 m individual medley
• 2003, Daegu: 400 m individual medley
• 2007, Bangkok: 400 m individual medley

See also

• World record progression 400 metres medley
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of top Olympic gold medalists in swimming
• List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (women)

References

External links

• All her results

Records
Preceded by Chen Yan	World Record Holder Women's 400 Individual Medley 16 September 2000 – 1 April 2007	Succeeded by Katie Hoff
Preceded by Dai Guohong	World Record Holder Women's 400 Individual Medley (25 m) 20 January 2002 – 9 April 2008	Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry
Awards
Preceded by Hannah Stockbauer	Swimming World's World Swimmer of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Leisel Jones
Preceded by Hannah Stockbauer	Swimming World's European Swimmer of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Otylia Jędrzejczak
Summer Olympics
Preceded by Denys Sylantyev	Flagbearer for  Ukraine Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Roman Gontiuk