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
| 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
- Russian Athletics Championships
- 200 m: 2003
References
- ^ Universiade (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ IV Military World Games. CISM. Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved on 2014-11-21.
- ^ Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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