Yelena Pershina
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Yelena Pershina (born 24 December 1963 in Ukrainian SSR) is a retired female long jumper from Kazakhstan. Her personal best jump was 6.91 metres, achieved in August 1992 in Alma Ata (now Almaty).
She competed at the World Championships in 1997[1] and 1999[2] as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 without reaching the final round.
On the regional level she won a gold medal at the 1995 Asian Championships and bronze medals at the 1998 Asian Championships[3] and the 1998 Asian Games.[4] At the 1995 Asian Championships she also won a bronze medal in the triple jump.[3]
Achievements
| Representing Template:KAZ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | |
| 1998 | Asian Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 3rd | |
