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.
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1986 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 6th | 3000 m | 8.40.74 | ||
6th | 10,000 m | 31:42.99 | ||||
1987 | Rome, Italy | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 10,000 m | 31:09.40 | |
1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 10,000 m | 31:19.82 | ||
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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 | ||
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1996 | European Cup | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 5000 m | 15:52.45 |