Yelena Petrova (born 13 October 1966) is a Russian former

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

who won a bronze medal in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Petrova won bronze as well at the

1994 Goodwill Games The 1994 Goodwill Games was the third edition of the multi-sport event, created by Ted Turner, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia between July 23 and August 7, 1994. The event – designed to improve Soviet Union – United States relatio ...

After ending her career in 2000 she became a judo coach.

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* * * 1966 births Living people Russian female judoka Olympic judoka for the Unified Team Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team Olympic medalists in judo Judoka trainers Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-judo-bio-stub