Yelena Prokhorova
Russian heptathlete
Yelena Vladimirovna Prokhorova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Прохорова; born April 16, 1978) is a Russian heptathlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. She was born at Kemerovo, in Siberia.
In 2005 she tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test. She was suspended by the IAAF from October 2005 to October 2006.[1]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6011 pts | |
2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6531 pts | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | Pentathlon | 4711 pts | |
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 2nd | Heptathlon | 6576 pts | ||
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | Heptathlon | 6694 pts | ||
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Pentathlon | 4622 pts | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | Heptathlon | 6452 pts | |
2004 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 4th | Heptathlon | 6354 pts | |
Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 5th | Heptathlon | 6289 pts |
Personal bests
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See also
- List of doping cases in athletics
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
- List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
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- Yelena Prokhorova at World Athletics
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World champions in women's heptathlon
- 1983: Ramona Neubert (GDR)
- 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
- 1991: Sabine Braun (GER)
- 1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
- 1995: Ghada Shouaa (SYR)
- 1997: Sabine Braun (GER)
- 1999: Eunice Barber (FRA)
- 2001: Yelena Prokhorova (RUS)
- 2003: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
- 2005: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
- 2007: Carolina Klüft (SWE)
- 2009: Jessica Ennis (GBR)
- 2011: Jessica Ennis (GBR)
- 2013: Hanna Melnychenko (UKR)
- 2015: Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR)
- 2017: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
- 2019: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)
- 2022: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
- 2023: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)
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