Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (; born Yelena Malikhina, 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medal in women's 3000 metres in 1992.
She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in Volgograd. At the time of her death she was employed as athletics coach at a local sports school and also worked with members of the Russian athletic team.
International competitions Representing 1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy5th3000 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea4th3000 m1990World Cross Country Championships Aix-les-Bains, France 3rdSenior raceGoodwill GamesSeattle, United States 2nd3000 m8:51.791990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 2nd3000 m 1st10,000 m1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd3000 m8:36.06 PB—10,000 mRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 1st3000 mRepresenting 1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany6th3000 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States6th5000 m
See also List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) List of 1992 Summer Olympics medal winners List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of Russian sportspeople 5000 metres at the Olympics 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
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