Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova (russian: Елена Егоровна Горчакова; 17 May 1933 – 27 January 2002) was a Russian

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er who won bronze medals at the 1952 and 1964 Olympics. Her 1964 bronze was a disappointment as she set a world record in the qualification that remained unbeaten for eight years.Yelena Gorchakova
sports-reference.com During her long career Gorchakova had a fierce competition within the Soviet national team and won the national title only twice, in 1963 and 1965. As a result, despite being a world's top thrower she rarely competed internationally. Gorchakova won the javelin event at the

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and finished fourth at the 1966 European Championships. She retired shortly thereafter.

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1933 births 2002 deaths Russian female javelin throwers Soviet female javelin throwers Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Burevestnik (sports society) athletes Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub