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Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic
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in
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. She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in
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. At the time of her death she was employed as athletics coach at a local sports school and also worked with members of the Russian athletic team.


International competitions


See also

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List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women’s events 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres Marathon 100 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles 3000 met ...
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List of 1992 Summer Olympics medal winners The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain from July 25 to August 9. __NOTOC__ Aquatics Diving Swimming * Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Synchronized swimming Water polo Archery At ...
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List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same y ...
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List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) This is a complete list of women's medalists of the European Athletics Championships. Track 100 metres 200 metres 400 metres 800 metres 1500 metres 5000 metres 10,000 metres 100 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles ...
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List of Russian sportspeople This is a list of notable sportspeople from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union, Russian Empire, and other Russian predecessor states, including ethnic Russians and people of other ethnicities. This list also includes those who were born in Russia ...
* 5000 metres at the Olympics *
5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics The 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since the inaugural edition in 1983 and by women since 1995. Women competed over 3000 metres from 1980 to 1993, in line with championship standards of the time. I ...


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* * 1963 births 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Voronezh Soviet female middle-distance runners Russian female middle-distance runners Soviet female long-distance runners Russian female long-distance runners Soviet female cross country runners Russian female cross country runners Olympic female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Olympic athletes of the Unified Team Olympic athletes of Russia Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 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 the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub