Olena Pastushenko-Sinyavina ( uk, Олена Пастушенко-Синявіна, born 14 July 1979) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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and

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. She won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1999 European U23 Championships. She competed in the 200 metres at the

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and the 2003 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final, and in the 100 metres at the 2002 European Championships and the 2003 World Championships without reaching the final. In the

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she finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships, and fourth at the 2003 World Championships. She also competed at the

and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best times are 7.23 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in January 2000 in

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; and 11.24 seconds in the

, achieved in July 1999 in

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; and 22.85 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2000 in

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. She co-holds the Ukrainian record in the 4 x 100 metres relay.

References

1979 births Living people Ukrainian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub