Yelena Sokolova (long jumper)

For other people named Yelena Sokolova, see Elena Sokolova (disambiguation).

Yelena Aleksandrovna Sokolova (Russian: Елена Александровна Соколова; born 23 July 1986 in Belgorod) is a Russian long jumper.

Yelena Sokolova

Yelena Sokolova at 2019 Russian Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Yelena Aleksandrovna Sokolova
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1986-07-23) 23 July 1986 (age 39) Belgorod, Russia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	Luch Moscow
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Long jump European Indoor Championships 2009 Torino Long jump Universiade 2013 Kazan Long jump European Games 2019 Minsk Long jump

She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships,^[1] and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade.^[2] In 2009, she won the silver medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with an indoor personal best of 6.84 metres. She subsequently competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final, and she finished second at the 2009 World Athletics Final.^[1]

In August 2012, she won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a personal best jump of 7.07 metres.^[1]

International competitions

Representing  Russia

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Result	Notes
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	6.53 m
	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	3rd	6.71 m	wind: 0.0 m/s
	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	6.61 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	2nd	6.84 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	13th (q)	6.51 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	10th (q)	6.58 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	2nd	7.07 m
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	2nd	6.73 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	9th	6.65 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	23rd (q)	6.44 m
Competing as  Authorised Neutral Athletes
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	24th (q)	6.43 m

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
• List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners
• Long jump at the Olympics
• List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)