Yelena Prokhorova

Yelena Vladimirovna Prokhorova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Прохорова; born April 16, 1978) is a Russian heptathlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. She was born at Kemerovo, in Siberia.

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.[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Russia
1999	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	Heptathlon	6011 pts
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	2nd	Heptathlon	6531 pts
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	Pentathlon	4711 pts
	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	2nd	Heptathlon	6576 pts
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	Heptathlon	6694 pts
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	1st	Pentathlon	4622 pts
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	4th	Heptathlon	6452 pts
2004	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	4th	Heptathlon	6354 pts
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	5th	Heptathlon	6289 pts

Personal bests

Heptathlon - 6765 pts (2000)
200 metres - 23.37 s (2000)
400 metres - 54.25 s (2003)
800 metres - 2:04.27 min (2000)
100 metres hurdles - 13.54 s (2000)

High jump - 1.88 m (2001)
Long jump - 6.72 m (2000)
Shot put - 14.30 m (2000)
Javelin throw - 50.73 m (2001)

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References

External links

Yelena Prokhorova at World Athletics

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