Yelena Romanova

Personal information
Born	20 March 1963 Voronezh, Russia
Died	28 January 2007 (aged 43) Volgograd, Russia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	51 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Club	SA Volgograd

Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; 20 March 1963 – 29 January 2007) was a Russian middle 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Soviet Union
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	3000 m
1990	World Cross Country Championships	Aix-les-Bains, France	3rd	Long 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

External links

• IAAF profile for Yelena Romanova

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kathrin Weßel	Women's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1990	Succeeded by Elana Meyer
Preceded by Elana Meyer	Women's 3.000m Best Year Performance 1992	Succeeded by Wang Junxia
Preceded by Sonia O'Sullivan	Women's 5.000m Best Year Performance 1994	Succeeded by Fernanda Ribeiro