| Elena Butnaru | |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1975 |
| Hometown: | Bucuresti |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 66 kg |
| Spike: | 301cm (119inches) |
| Block: | 290cm (110inches) |
| Currentnumber: | 2 (club and national team) |
| Nationalyears: | 2002 |
| Nationalteam: | Romania |
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Elena Butnaru (born 27 April 1975) is a retired Romanian female volleyball player, who played as a middle blocker.
She was part of the Romania women's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany.[1] She also competed at the 2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship and 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship. On club level she played with Pallavolo Palermo.
1997-1999 Pitesti 1998-2000 Krajova
1999-2000 Rio Marsì Palermo 2000-2001 Rio Marsì Palermo 2001-2002 Pallavolo Palermo 
2002-2003 Damesa Burgos 2003-2004 Scavolini Pesaro 2004-2006 Las Palmas 2006-2007 Valencia 2007-2009 CV Sanse 2009-2010 Chateau d'Ax Urbino Volley