Yelena Ivanovna Bolsun (Russian: Елена Ивановна Болсун; born March 10, 1983, in Irkutsk) is a Russian female former sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. She represented her country in that discipline at the 2004 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. She competed at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions, three times in the 200 m and once in the 4 × 100 metres relay.

Among her international honours were a 200 m gold medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade,[1] a silver at the 2005 European Cup,[2] and a gold and two silvers at the 2007 Military World Games.[3]

Bolsun won the 200 m at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2003.[4]

International competitions

Representing  Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2003 World Student Games Daegu, South Korea 3rd 100 m 11.65
1st 200 metres 23.39
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 6th (qf) 200 m 23.26
2005 European Cup Florence, Italy 2nd 200 m 23.00
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th (h) 200 m 24.30
2007 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th (sf) 200 m 23.01
Military World Games Hyderabad, India 1st 100 m 11.45
2nd 200 m 23.48
2nd 4 × 100 metres relay 46.22
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 19th (sf) 200 m 23.27
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.93

National titles

References

  1. ^ Universiade (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ^ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. ^ IV Military World Games. CISM. Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved on 2014-11-21.
  4. ^ Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.


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