Yelena Yelesina

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Medal record
Yelena Yelesina
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  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

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Yelena Yelesina

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

v • d • e Olympic champions in women's high jump 1928: Ethel Catherwood • 1932: Jean Shiley • 1936: Ibolya Csák • 1948: Alice Coachman • 1952: Esther Brand • 1956: Mildred McDaniel • 1960: Iolanda Balaş • 1964: Iolanda Balaş • 1968: Miloslava Rezková • 1972: Ulrike Meyfarth • 1976: Rosemarie Ackermann • 1980: Sara Simeoni • 1984: Ulrike Meyfarth • 1988: Louise Ritter • 1992: Heike Henkel • 1996: Stefka Kostadinova • 2000: Yelena Yelesina • 2004: Yelena Slesarenko