Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova

Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul10000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 Rome10000 m

Olena Zhupiieva-Viazova or Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova or Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, née Yelena Zhupiyeva, (Russian: Елена Жупиева-Вязова, Ukrainian: Олена Жупієва-В'язова; born 18 April 1960) is a retired 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.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 6th 3000 m 8.40.74
6th 10,000 m 31:42.99
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 2nd 10,000 m 31:09.40
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 3rd 10,000 m 31:19.82
Representing the  Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain heats 10,000 m DNF
World Cup Havana, Cuba 4th 10,000 m 33.59.99
Representing  Ukraine
1996 European Cup Madrid, Spain 4th 5000 m 15:52.45

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