Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)

For other people named Yelena Sokolova, see Elena Sokolova (disambiguation).
Yelena Sokolova

Sokolova at the 2013 World Championships.
Personal information
Full name Yelena Aleksandrovna Sokolova
Nationality  Russia
Born (1986-07-23) 23 July 1986
Belgorod, Russia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump
Club Luch Moscow

Yelena Aleksandrovna Sokolova (Russian: Елена Александровна Соколова; born 23 July 1986 in Belgorod) is a Russian long jumper.

She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships,[1] and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade.[2] In 2009 she won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with an indoor personal best of 6.84 metres. She subsequently competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final, and she finished second at the 2009 World Athletics Final.[1]

In August 2012, she won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a personal best jump of 7.07 metres.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Russia
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 6.53 m
European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rd 6.71 m (wind: 0.0m/s)
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 2nd 6.61 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 2nd 6.84 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 13th (q) 6.51 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (q) 6.58 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 2nd 7.07 m
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd 6.73 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 9th 6.65 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) 6.44 m

References

  1. 1 2 3 Elena Sokolova profile at IAAF
  2. Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2007-08-11). "Rypakova leaps 6.85m - World University Games day 2". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
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