Yelena Svezhentseva (née Burgiman; born December 21, 1968) is a retired female

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er from

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. She represented the Unified Team at 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 ...

, finishing in ninth place in the final rankings. She set her personal best (61.76 metres) in 1992 with the old javelin type.

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1968 births Living people Uzbekistani female javelin throwers Soviet female javelin throwers Russian female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Unified Team {{Uzbekistan-athletics-bio-stub