Yelena Yelesina

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Medal record
Yelena Yelesina
Yelena Yelesina
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Russia Russia
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney High jump
World Championships
Silver 1991 Tokyo High jump
Silver 1999 Seville High jump
European Championships
Bronze 1990 Split High jump

Yelena Yelesina (born April 4, 1970 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. She also has several minor medals from major championships.

[edit] Major achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 2nd
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, U.S. 1st 2.02 PB
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd
1992 European Indoor Championships Genova, Italy 3rd
1998 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 3rd
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 1st
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 2nd

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Cuba Silvia Costa
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance
1990
Succeeded by
Flag of Germany Heike Henkel