Yelena Leuchanka

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Yelena Leuchanka
WNBA's Atlanta Dream – No. 11
Center
Born	(1983-04-30) April 30, 1983 Gomel, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Belarusian
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg)
College	West Virginia
WNBA career	2006–present

WNBA teams
Charlotte Sting (2006) Washington Mystics (2007) Atlanta Dream (2010–present)

Yelena Leuchanka (born 30 April 1983) is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player with the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA in the United States and UMMC Ekaterinburg in the Russian Superleague.^[1] Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting in 2006 and Washington Mystics in 2007. She began her college career at Seminole Junior College.^[1] She also attended West Virginia University after transferring from Wabash Valley Junior College.^[1]

Career

A member of the Belarus women's national basketball team, Leuchanka competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics for her country after leading the squad at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in June 2008. She also competed at EuroBasket Women 2007 and EuroBasket Women 2009 for Belarus.

v t e Atlanta Dream – current roster

00 Riley 2 Bentley 5 Thomas 13 Henry 14 de Souza 15 Hayes 20 Lyttle 22 Herrington 35 McCoughtry 43 Willingham 54 Clements Head Coach F. Williams Assistant Coaches Joe Ciampi Julie Plank

East ATL CHI CON IND NY WAS West LA MIN PHO SA SEA TUL

v t e Atlanta Dream 2008 Inaugural Season

Chantelle Anderson C Alison Bales C Érika de Souza F/C Katie Mattera C Kristin Haynie G Camille Little F Jennifer Lacy F Ivory Latta G Betty Lennox G Yelena Leuchanka C Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert F Kristen Mann F Izi Castro Marques G Ann Strother G Carla Thomas F Tamera Young G Head Coach Marynell Meadors

v t e Belarus women's squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 6th place

4 Padabed 5 Masilionene 6 Snytsina 7 Hasper 8 Likhtarovich 9 Anufryienka 10 Verameyenka 11 Leuchanka 12 Marchanka 13 Troina 14 Trafimava 15 Kress Coach: Buyalski

Persondata
Name	Leuchanka, Yelena
Alternative names
Short description	Basketball player
Date of birth	30 April 1983
Place of birth	Gomel, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death

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