Olena Zhupiieva-Viazova or Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova or Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (Russian: Елена Жупиева-Вязова, Ukrainian: Олена Жупієва-В'язова; born 18 April 1960) is a retired female track and field athlete from Ukraine, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. Competing for the Soviet Union as Yelena Zhupiyeva, she won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. As Yelena Vyazova, she won the 1992 CIS Athletics Championships 10,000 m title, and competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  Soviet Union
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| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 6th | 3000 m | 8.40.74 |
| 6th | 10,000 m | 31:42.99 | |||
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 10,000 m | 31:09.40 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 10,000 m | 31:19.82 |
Representing the  Unified Team
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | heats | 10,000 m | DNF |
| World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 4th | 10,000 m | 33.59.99 | |
Representing  Ukraine
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| 1996 | European Cup | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 5000 m | 15:52.45 |
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
- List of 1988 Summer Olympics medal winners
- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- 10,000 metres at the Olympics
- 10,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
- List of 5000 metres national champions (women)
References
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