Yelena Bolsun Explained

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

2003World Student GamesDaegu, South Korea3rd100 m11.65
1st200 metres23.39
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece6th (qf)200 m23.26
2005European CupFlorence, Italybgcolor=silver2nd200 m23.00
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th (h)200 m24.30
2007World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6th (sf)200 m23.01
Military World GamesHyderabad, Indiabgcolor=gold1st100 m11.45
bgcolor=silver2nd200 m23.48
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 metres relay46.22
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th (sf)200 m23.27
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia5th4 × 100 m relay42.93

National titles

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm Universiade (Women)
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/epw.htm European Cup (Women)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20141130004830/http://www.cismmilsport.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IV-WMG-Hyderabad-2007-RESULTS-and-MEDALS-complete.pdf IV Military World Games
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/rus.htm Russian Championships