Yelena Sinchukova (russian: Елена Синчукова; née Ivanova; born 23 January 1961) is a retired Russian athlete who specialised in the long jump. She competed at the

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, as well as two World Championships. Sinchukova was born in

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and later sometimes also participated in the triple jump. Her personal bests in the long jump are 7.20 metres outdoors (Budapest 1991) and 6.84 metres indoors (Chișinău 1995).

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1961 births Living people People from Kemerovo Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast Russian female long jumpers Russian female triple jumpers Russian pentathletes Soviet female long jumpers Soviet female triple jumpers Soviet pentathletes Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union European Athletics Championships medalists Soviet Athletics Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub

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