Yelena Potapenko (born 20 April 1993), also known as Olena Potapenko or Elena Potapenko, is a Ukraine-born Kazakhstani

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

. She participated in the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

and the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...

. She has qualified to represent Kazakhstan at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Luhansk Kazakhstani female modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Kazakhstan Modern pentathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Modern pentathletes at the 2018 Asian Games 21st-century Kazakhstani women Modern pentathletes at the 2022 Asian Games {{Kazakhstan-sport-bio-stub