Yelena Yelesina

Yelena Borisovna Yelesina
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1970-04-04) April 4, 1970
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump

Yelena Borisovna Yelesina (Russian: Елена Борисовна Елесина; born April 4, 1970) is a Russian female high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2,01m, one centimetre behind her personal best jump. She also won several other medals outside her Olympic gold.