| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'sathletics | ||
Representing the Soviet Union | ||
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
 | 1980 Paris | Senior race |
| 1981 Madrid | Senior race |
| European Championships | ||
| 1982 Athens | 3000 m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
 | 1983 Budapest | 3000 m |
Yelena Sipatova (Russian:Елена Сипатова; born 7 June 1955) is a retiredlong-distance runner from theSoviet Union, and a former winner of theRome City Marathon (1995)[1] and theIstanbul Marathon (1993).
She was the firstIAAF-recognised women'sworld record holder in the10,000 metres with her time of 32:17.20 minutes. She also set an unrecognised world best in the5000 metres, with 15:24.6 minutes in 1981.[2]
Her first successes came under her maiden name, Yelena Chernysheva (also transliterated Elena Chernyshova),[3] and she was the individual bronze medallist and team gold medallist at the1980 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[4] She repeated that same feat at the1981 event and won a third and final team title at the1982 edition (leading the Soviet women in seventh).[5]
On thetrack she competed in the3000 metres. She won a silver outdoors at the1981 European Cup, then won a bronze medal at the1982 European Athletics Championships.[6] She was a gold medallist at the1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[7]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Soviet Union | |||||
| 1980 | World Cross Country Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | Senior race | 15:52 |
| 1st | Senior team | 15 pts | |||
| 1981 | World Cross Country Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Senior race | 14:22 |
| 1st | Senior team | 24 pts | |||
| European Cup | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 3000 m | 8:49.99 | |
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Rome, Italy | 7th | Senior race | 14:51.9 |
| 1st | Team | 44 pts | |||
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:34.06 | |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 3000 m | 9:04.40 |
| World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, England | 21st | Senior race | 14:21 | |
| 2nd | Team | 41 pts | |||
| 1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Colombier, Switzerland | 49th | Senior race | 15:54.9 |
| 7th | Senior team | 140 pts | |||
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None | Women's 10,000 metres world record holder 19 October 1981 – 16 July 1982 | Succeeded by |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by | Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1980 | Succeeded by |
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