Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova




Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (Russian: Елена Жупиева-Вязова; born April 18, 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 10,000m 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 CIS 10,000m title in 1992, and competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.



Achievements


































































Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
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 Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
1992

Olympic Games

Barcelona, Spain
heats
10,000 m

DNF

World Cup

Havana, Cuba
4th
10,000 m

33.59.99
Representing  Ukraine
1996

European Cup

Madrid, Spain
4th
5000 m
15:52.45


External links



  • Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova at IAAF
















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