Yelena Nikolayevna Nikolayeva (russian: Елена Николаевна Николаева, born 1 February 1966 in Akshiki,

Chuvashia Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

) is a Russian race walker. Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. One year later she won an Olympic silver medal behind Chen Yueling. Success followed over the next years, and in 1996 she became the second and last Olympic champion in the 10 kilometres distance, which was replaced by 20 km. Proving to handle the longer distance as well, she won the title at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

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* 1966 births Living people People from Mariinsko-Posadsky District Sportspeople from Chuvashia Russian female racewalkers Soviet female racewalkers Olympic female racewalkers Olympic athletes of Russia Olympic athletes of the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists CIS Athletics Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub