Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Hélène Kuragina (a.k.a. Yelena) 1869 War and Peace 
Notable Athletes:
1 track
(track) Yelena Isinbayeva 1982-
Olympic Medalists:
11 gold, 4 bronze, 4 silver, 2 gold/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Yelena Gorchakova 1952; 1964 javelin throw
(gold) Elena Vaytsekhovskaya (a.k.a. Yelena) 1976 diving - platform
(bronze) Yelena Kruglova 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova 1988 10000 m
(bronze/gold/silver) Yelena Shushunova 1988 artistic gymnastics
(silver) Yelena Dendeberova 1988 swimming - 200 m medley
(gold) Yelena Romanova 1992 3000 m
(gold) Yelena Ruzina 1992 4x400 m relay
(gold) Yelena Khudashova 1992 basketball
(gold) Yelena Shvaybovich 1992 basketball
(gold) Olena Zhyrko (a.k.a. Yelena) 1992 basketball
(gold/bronze) Yelena Rudkovskaya 1992 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Yelena Shubina 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Yelena Miroshina 1992 diving - platform
(silver/gold) Yelena Nikolayeva 1992; 1996 10 km walk
(gold) Yelena Yelesina 2000 high jump
(gold) Yelena Antonova 2000 synchronized swimming - team
(silver) Yelena Prokhorova 2000 heptathlon
(gold) Yelena Soya 2000 synchronized swimming - team
(gold) Yelena Slesarenko 2004 high jump
(gold) Yelena Ovchinnikova 2008 synchronized swimming - team
(gold/bronze) Yelena Isinbayeva 2004; 2008; 2012 pole vault
(silver) Yelena Sokolova 2012 long jump