Yelena Vasilyevna Chebukina (russian: Елена Васильевна Чебукина; born 11 October 1965) is a former

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player, who was a member of the Soviet national team that won the gold medal at the

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. In the 1990s, Chebukina played for Russia and then the

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. She started to play in the Italian Volleyball League in 1992 with Irina Smirnova Ilchenko for Impresem Agrigento, ended third in the regular season. During the season 1993-94 she played for PVF Latte Rugiada Matera. With the team PVF Latte Rugiada Matera she won the European Super Cup in 1993, the Italian Cup and the Italian Championship in 1994. Later on, the following years, she also played for Tradeco Altamura. In 1999 with Foppapedretti Bergamo she won the Italian Super Cup and the Champions League in 2000. She ended her career playing for Despar Perugia from 2000 to 2002.

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* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Almaty Soviet women's volleyball players Kazakhstani women's volleyball players Russian women's volleyball players Croatian women's volleyball players Russian emigrants to Croatia Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for the Soviet Union Olympic volleyball players for the Unified Team Olympic volleyball players for Croatia Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in volleyball Croatian people of Russian descent Naturalized citizens of Croatia Friendship Games medalists in volleyball {{Kazakhstan-volleyball-bio-stub