Yelena Prokhorova
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Russian heptathlete (born 1978)
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Prokhorova.
Yelena Vladimirovna 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.[1]
International competitions
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6011 pts | |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6531 pts | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | Pentathlon | 4711 pts | |
| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6576 pts | ||
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | 6694 pts | ||
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Pentathlon | 4622 pts | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | Heptathlon | 6452 pts | |
| 2004 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 4th | Heptathlon | 6354 pts | |
| Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 5th | Heptathlon | 6289 pts |
Personal bests
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- List of doping cases in athletics
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
- List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007年12月02日. Retrieved 2006年12月29日.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Stub icon
This biographical article relating to Russian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2
This article about a Russian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kemerovo
- Athletes from Kemerovo Oblast
- Russian heptathletes
- Olympic athletes for Russia
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships winners
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Russian Athletics Championships winners
- Doping cases in athletics
- Russian sportspeople in doping cases
- Russian athletics biography stubs
- Russian Olympic medalist stubs