Fesenko was USSR champion 400 meter hurdles starting in 1980.

In 1983, she won titles in the 400m hurdles and as part of the Soviet 4 x 400 meter relay team at the Universiade.

[1] Later that season, at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics she won the title in 54.14, one hundredth of a second ahead of her compatriot Ana Ambrazienė, who had previously set the world record at 54.02 in June of that year.

In competition, her weight was 57 kilograms (126 lb) and her height was 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 in)[3]

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