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Yelena Romanova
Personal information
Born20 March 1963 (1963-03-20)
Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died28 January 2007 (2007-01-29) (aged 43)
Volgograd, Russia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
ClubSA Volgograd

Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medalin1992.[1]

She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in Volgograd. At the time of her death she was employed as athletics coach at a local sports school and also worked with members of the Russian athletic team.[1]

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 5th 3000 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 4th 3000 m
1990 World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 3rd Senior race
Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd 3000 m 8:51.79
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 3000 m
1st 10,000 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd 3000 m 8:36.06 PB
— 10,000 m DNF
Representing  Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 1st 3000 m
Representing  Russia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th 3000 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th 5000 m

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Romanova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by

Kathrin Weßel

 Women's 5000 m Best Year Performance
1990 		Succeeded by

Elana Meyer

Preceded by

Elana Meyer

 Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance
1992 		Succeeded by

Wang Junxia

Preceded by

Sonia O'Sullivan

 Women's 5000 m Best Year Performance
1994 		Succeeded by

Fernanda Ribeiro

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