Elene Gok'ieli Explained

Elene Gok'ieli
Nationality:Georgian
Sport:Track and field
Event:80 metres hurdles
Birth Date:25 August 1918[1]
Birth Place:Tiflis, Democratic Republic of Georgia
Death Place:Tbilisi, Georgia

Elene Gok'ieli (Georgian: ელენე გოკიელი; 25 August 1918  - 31 December 1992) was a Soviet Georgian hurdler. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics, setting a national record in the event. Gok'ieli was affiliated with Dynamo Tbilisi.[2] In 1946, she was the national long jump champion, and was recognized as an Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gokieli Elena Stepanova. 27 February 2017. Sport-Strana.ru. 7 December 2017. ru.
  2. Web site: Elene Gok'ieli. Olympedia. 7 June 2023.
  3. Web site: ელენე გოკიელი. Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Georgian. 7 June 2023.