Yelena Prokhorova
Yelena Prokhorova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Прохорова; born April 16, 1978) is a Russian heptathlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. She was born at Kemerovo, in Siberia.
In 2005 she tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test. She was suspended by the IAAF from October 2005 to October 2006.
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | Heptathlon |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | Pentathlon |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd | Heptathlon | |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Pentathlon |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | Heptathlon |
2004 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 4th | Heptathlon |
Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 5th | Heptathlon |
Personal bests
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See also
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
External links
- Yelena Prokhorova profile at IAAF
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