Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)

For other people named Yelena Sokolova, see Elena Sokolova (disambiguation).
Yelena Sokolova
Sokolova at the 2012 Jump & Fly in Munich.
Personal information
Full nameYelena Aleksandrovna Sokolova
Nationality Russia
Born (1986-07-23) 23 July 1986 (age 38)
Belgorod, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubLuch Moscow
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Torino Long jump
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Long jump
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Long jump

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]

  1. ^ a b c Elena Sokolova at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2007-08-11). "Rypakova leaps 6.85m - World University Games day 2". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-08-17.