Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina (russian: Елена Ивановна Рузина) (born 3 April 1964 in

Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the ...

) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the

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. She represented the

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and later,

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. She competed for

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at the

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held in

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in the 4 x 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her team mates

Lyudmila Dzhigalova Lyudmyla Stanislavivna Dzhyhalova (also Lyudmila Dzhigalova, uk, Людмила Станіславівна Джигалова; born 22 January 1962) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She trained at Spartak in Kharkiv an ...

Olga Nazarova Olga Vladimirovna Nazarova (russian: Ольга Владимировна Назарова), born 1 June 1965) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union. She won two Olymp ...

, and 400 metres silver medalist

Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina ( uk, Ольга Бризгіна, maiden name Olga Arkad'evna Vladykina; russian: Ольга Аркадьевна Владыкина; born June 30, 1963 in Krasnokamsk, Perm Oblast) is a retired athlete who represented Soviet Union ...

. She won another relay gold medal at the

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1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Voronezh Russian female sprinters Soviet female sprinters Olympic female sprinters Olympic athletes of the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners {{russia-athletics-bio-stub