Yelena Romanova Explained

Birth Place:Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Volgograd, Russia
Height:1.63m (05.35feet)
Weight:51kg (112lb)
Sport:Middle-distance running
Club:SA Volgograd
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Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1992.

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.

International competitions

Representing
1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy5th3000 m
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea4th3000 m
1990Aix-les-Bains, France3rdSenior race
Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States2nd3000 m8:51.79
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia2nd3000 m
1st10,000 m
1991Tokyo, Japan2nd3000 m8:36.06 PB
10,000 m
Representing
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain1st3000 m
Representing
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany6th3000 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States6th5000 m

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