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She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in Volgograd. 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. (Source: Wikipedia)
Yelena Romanova
Also known as nee, Yelena Malykhina- Born
- 20 Mar 1963
- Died
- 28 Jan 2007 · aged 43
- Birthplace
- Voronezh, Russia
- On the podium
- 1981 – 1994
- Olympian
- 3× · Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Championships | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Cross Country Champs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Universiade | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| European Championships | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| European Indoor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| European U20 Athletics Championships | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goodwill Games | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Spartakiad USSR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| International total | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Athletics Championships | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Athletics Championships | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| National total | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Medals 19
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | 3000m | Saint Petersburg | 1 | 8:41.06 | ||
| 1994 | Goodwill Games | 5000m | Saint Petersburg | 1 | 15:28.69 | ||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 3000m | Barcelona | 1 | 8:46.04 | Competed as CIS | |
| 1991 | World Championships | 3000m | Tokyo | 2 | 8:36.06 | ||
| 1991 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Antwerp | 3 | 48 8 | ||
| 1990 | European Championships | 10,000m | Split | 1 | 31:46.83 | ||
| 1990 | European Championships | 3000m | Split | 2 | 8:43.68 | ||
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | 5000m | Seattle | 1 | 15:02.23 | ||
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | 3000m | Seattle | 2 | 8:51.79 | ||
| 1990 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Aix-les-Bains | 1 | 37 3 | ||
| 1990 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors | Aix-les-Bains | 3 | 19:33 | ||
| 1989 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Stavanger | 1 | 58 9 | ||
| 1988 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Auckland | 1 | 51 6 | ||
| 1987 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Warsaw | 3 | 55 15 | ||
| 1986 | Spartakiad USSR | 3000m | Tashkent | 1 | 9:06.02 | ||
| 1986 | Spartakiad USSR | 1500m | Tashkent | 2 | 4:13.41 | ||
| 1983 | Universiade | 3000m | Edmonton | 2 | 9:06.17 | ||
| 1983 | European Indoor | 3000m | Budapest | 3 | 9:04.52 i | ||
| 1981 | European U20 Athletics Championships | 1500m | Utrecht | 2 | 4:17.31 |
National results 5
- 1996 Russian Athletics Championships · St. Petersburg 5000m 2 15:06.76
- 1993 Russian Athletics Championships · Moscow 3000m 1 8:58.75
- 1988 Soviet Athletics Championships · Tallinn 3000m 2 8:42.44
- 1987 Soviet Athletics Championships · Bryansk Cross Country 1 15:45 5k
- 1987 Soviet Athletics Championships · Bryansk 3000m 2 8:55.18