Yuliya Krevsun
A Ukrainian 800-meter specialist who battled through injury and fierce competition to become a European champion on the track.
Born 1980 (age 46)·Ukrainian middle-distance runner·Birthday: December 8·Generation X
Biography
Yuliya Krevsun's career in the demanding 800 meters was a testament to resilience and tactical precision. Emerging from Ukraine's strong athletic system, she carved out a place among Europe's best middle-distance runners, often facing dominant forces from Russia and beyond. Her running was characterized by strength and a sharp finishing kick, assets she used to perfection at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona. There, she executed a perfectly timed race to seize the gold medal, a career-defining victory that announced her at the pinnacle of continental athletics. Competing for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe later in her career, Krevsun remained a consistent finalist in major championships, her career a durable and successful chapter in Ukrainian track and field.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Yuliya was born in 1980, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Yuliya Was Born
The biggest hits of 1980
#1 Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
Best Picture
Ordinary People
#1 TV Show
Dallas
Yuliya's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1980Born
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1985Started school
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1993Became a teenager
European Union officially established
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $86,600Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"I Will Always Love You" — Whitney HoustonBest Picture: Schindler's List
1996Could drive
Dolly the sheep cloned
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $99,700Min wage: $4.75/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Macarena" — Los del RioBest Picture: The English Patient
1998Could vote
Google founded; Clinton impeachment
Gas: $1.06/galHome: $107,300Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Too Close" — NextBest Picture: Shakespeare in Love
2001Turned 21
September 11 attacks transform the world
Gas: $1.46/galHome: $126,400Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Hanging by a Moment" — LifehouseBest Picture: A Beautiful Mind
2010Turned 30
Deepwater Horizon oil spill; iPad launched
Gas: $2.79/galHome: $147,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Tik Tok" — KeshaBest Picture: The King's Speech
2020Turned 40
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2026Age 46 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.
- Represented Ukraine in the 800 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
- Earned a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2009 European Indoor Championships.
Did You Know?
She competed for the prestigious Fenerbahçe Athletics club in Turkey.
Her personal best in the 800 meters is 1:58.99, set in 2008.
She won the Ukrainian national championship in the 800 meters multiple times.
“The 800 meters is a controlled explosion, a war of nerves and position.”
