Aleksandra Zelenina (born 21 November 1986) is a retired

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n athlete who specialized in the

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and

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events. She was born in

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. She finished twelfth in the triple jump at the

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. She competed in both long and triple jump at the 2006 European Championships, but failed to qualify for the final round. Her personal best long jump was 6.51 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Chişinău. In the triple jump she had 13.91 metres, achieved in July 2006 in

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1986 births Living people Moldovan female triple jumpers Moldovan long jumpers Female long jumpers Competitors at the 2005 Summer Universiade {{Moldova-athletics-bio-stub