Yelena Romanova

Personal information
Born	20 March 1963 (1963-03-20) Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 January 2007 (2007-01-29) (aged 43) Volgograd, Russia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Club	SA Volgograd

Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1992.^[1]

She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in Volgograd. 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.^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	3000 m
1990	World Cross Country Championships	Aix-les-Bains, France	3rd	Senior race
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	3000 m	8:51.79
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	3000 m
			1st	10,000 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	3000 m	8:36.06 PB
			—	10,000 m	DNF
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	1st	3000 m
Representing  Russia
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	3000 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	5000 m