Yelena Prokhorova

Yelena Prokhorova (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. [1]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
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

Heptathlon - 6765 pts (2000) 200 metres - 23.37 s (2000) 400 metres - 54.25 s (2003) 800 metres - 2:04.27 min (2000) 100 metres hurdles - 13.54 s (2000)

High jump - 1.88 m (2001) Long jump - 6.72 m (2000) Shot put - 14.30 m (2000) Javelin throw - 50.73 m (2001)

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

• IAAF profile for Yelena Prokhorova