Elena Sokolova (swimmer)

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Elena Sokolova
Personal information
Full name Elena Petrovna Sokolova
Nationality  Russia
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991
Moscow
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Yunost Moskva

Elena Petrovna Sokolova (Russian: Елена Петровна Соколова, born February 13, 1991 in Moscow) is a Russian freestyle swimmer. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 800 m freestyle, placing 2nd in her heat and 7th in the final. She was also a member of the Russian 4×100 m freestyle relay, which placed 12th in the heats and did not advance to the final.

Sokolova won the 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle events in the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships.[1]

References

  1. Dunchik, Olga. "Elena Sokolova - Биография". Peoples.ru. Знаменитости. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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