Namesakes
Hélène Kuragina
(a.k.a. Yelena) (f) 
Fictional Characters from Books 1869 War and Peace
Yelena Gorchakova
(f) 1933-2002
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1964 javelin throw (bronze)
Elena Vaytsekhovskaya
(a.k.a. Yelena) (f) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1976 diving - platform (gold)
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
(f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1988 10000 m (bronze)
Yelena Kruglova
(f) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Yelena Romanova
(f) 1963-2007
Olympic Medalists 1992 3000 m (gold)
Yelena Ruzina
(f) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1992 4x400 m relay (gold)
Yelena Khudashova
(f) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1992 basketball (gold)
Yelena Nikolayeva
(f) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 10 km walk (silver/gold)
Yelena Shvaybovich
(f) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1992 basketball (gold)
Olena Zhyrko
(a.k.a. Yelena) (f) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1992 basketball (gold)
Yelena Shushunova
(f) 1969-2018
Olympic Medalists 1988 artistic gymnastics (gold/silver/bronze)
Yelena Dendeberova
(f) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 200 m medley (silver)
Yelena Yelesina
(f) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2000 high jump (gold)
Yelena Rudkovskaya
(f) 1973-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold/bronze)
Yelena Antonova
(f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2000 synchronized swimming - team (gold)
Yelena Shubina
(f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Yelena Miroshina
(f) 1974-1995
Olympic Medalists 1992 diving - platform (silver)
Yelena Prokhorova
(f) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2000 heptathlon (silver)
Yelena Soya
(f) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2000 synchronized swimming - team (gold)
Yelena Ovchinnikova
(f) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2008 synchronized swimming - team (gold)
Yelena Slesarenko
(f) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2004 high jump (gold)
Yelena Isinbayeva
(f) 1982-
Notable Athletes (track)
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008; 2012 pole vault (gold/bronze)
Yelena Sokolova
(f) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 long jump (silver)