Yelena Vladimirovna Prokhorova (russian: Елена Владимировна Прохорова; born April 16, 1978) is a Russian

heptathlete A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

who won a silver medal at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. She was born at Kemerovo, in

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...

. In 2005 she tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test. She was suspended by the IAAF from October 2005 to October 2006.

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* 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Kemerovo Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast Russian heptathletes Olympic athletes for Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners Doping cases in athletics Russian sportspeople in doping cases {{Russia-Olympic-medalist-stub

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