Yelena Romanova

Personal information
Born	20 March 1963 (1963-03-20) Voronezh,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 January 2007(2007-01-28) (aged 43) Volgograd, Russia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Club	SA Volgograd

Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian:Елена Николаевна Романова; bornYelena Malikhina, 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympicgold medal in women's 3000 metres in1992.^[1]

She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat inVolgograd. 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]

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

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