Yelena Nikolayeva (racewalker)

Yelena Nikolayevna Nikolayeva (Russian: Елена Николаевна Николаева, born 1 February 1966 in Akshiki, Chuvashia) is a Russian race walker.

Yelena Nikolayeva

Nikolayeva in 2016
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 10 km walk
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 10 km walk
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Paris20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place1995 Gothenburg10 km walk

Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. One year later she won an Olympic silver medal behind Chen Yueling. Success followed over the next years, and in 1996 she became the second and last Olympic champion in the 10 kilometres distance, which was replaced by 20 km. Proving to handle the longer distance as well, she won the title at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 5th 10 km 43:57
World Championships Rome, Italy 5th 10 km 44:54
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 5th 3000 m 12:09.60
Representing  Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 2nd 10 km 44:33
Representing  Russia
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 3000 m 11:49.73
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 10 km 43:47
World Race Walking Cup Monterrey, Mexico 3rd 10 km 45:22
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 4th 3000 m[1] 11:57.49
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 10 km 42:43
1995 World Race Walking Cup Beijing, China 2nd 10 km 42:32
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 10 km 42:20
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 1st 10 km 41:49
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 9th 10,000 m 45:01.90
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 4th 20 km 1:28:23
World Championships Seville, Spain 12th 20 km 1:34:10
2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 5th 20 km 1:28:20
World Championships Edmonton, Canada — 20 km DQ Lifting
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd 20 km 1:28:20
World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 4th 20 km 1:29:12
2003 European Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 1st 20 km 1:26:22
World Championships Paris, France 1st 20 km 1:26:52
2004 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 1st 20 km 1:27:24
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 17th 20 km 1:32:16

References
  1. 1994 European Indoor Championships, women's 3000 m race walk final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite


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