Yelena Nikolayevna Nikolayeva is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n race walker

Race walking

Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...

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Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics

The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships

1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event...

. One year later she won an Olympic silver medal behind Chen Yueling

Chen Yueling

Chen Yueling in Liaoning, China) is now an American race walker, who became the first ever female Olympic Race waling champion in 1992 while competing for China....

. Success followed over the next years, and in 1996 she became the second and last Olympic champion in the 10 kilometres distance, which was replaced by 20 km. Proving to handle the longer distance as well, she won the title at the 2003 World Championships

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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Achievements

Representing
1987	World Race Walking Cup 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 2 and 3 May 1987 in the streets of New York City, USA.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 10 km:-References:* - IAAF.org...	New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	5th	10 km
	World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...	Rome, Italy	5th	10 km 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10 km Walk These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Tuesday 1 September 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:...
1991	World Indoor Championships 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event...	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	5th	3000 m
Representing
1992	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	10 km
Representing
1993	World Indoor Championships 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and...	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	1st	3000 m
	World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10 km Walk These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 53 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 14, 1993.-Medalists:-Final ranking:...	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	7th	10 km
	World Race Walking Cup 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 24 and 25 April 1993 in the streets of Monterrey, Mexico.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 10 km:* 15th place missing from results reference.-References:* - IAAF.org...	Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	3rd	10 km
1994	European Indoor Championships 1994 European Indoor Championships in Athletics The 23rd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Paris, the capital city of France in 1994.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...	Paris, France	4th	3000 m
	European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:...	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	10 km
1995	World Race Walking Cup 1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1995 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 29 and 30 April 1995 in the streets of Beijing, China.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 10 km:-References:* - IAAF.org...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	2nd	10 km
	World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	10 km 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10 km Walk These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1995 World Championships held on Monday 7 August 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden...
1996	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...	Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...	1st	10 km Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 km walk These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 44 competitors, with one athlete who did not finish the race and five disqualifications.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...
1997	World Championships 1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...	Athens, Greece	9th	10 km 1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 10 km Walk These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1997 World Championships, with the final held on Thursday 7 August 1997 in Athens, Greece...
1999	World Race Walking Cup 1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1999 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 1 and 2 May 1999 in the streets of Mézidon-Canon, France.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 20 km:-References:* - IAAF.org* - IAAF.org...	Mézidon-Canon Mézidon-Canon -References:*... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	4th	20 km
	World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....	Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	12th	20 km
2001	European Race Walking Cup European Race Walking Cup The European Race Walking Cup is a race walking event established in 1996, and organised by the European Athletic Association. In 1996, the team scores were calculated by aggregating the points awarded to the first three finishers...	Dudince Dudince Dudince is a spa town in southern Slovakia, with a population of 1,500. It is known for its healing mineral waters and spas.-Geography:... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...	5th	20 km 2001 European Race Walking Cup The fourth edition of the European Race Walking Cup took place in the Slovak city of Dudince on Saturday May 19, 2001.-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-20 km walk:-50 km walk:-20 km walk:-References:****...
	World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...	Edmonton, Canada	DSQ	20 km 2001 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 20 km Walk The official results of the Women's 20 km Walk at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, held on Thursday 9 August 2001.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:-Final ranking:-See also:...
2002	European Championships 2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...	Munich, Germany	2nd	20 km 2002 European Championships in Athletics - Women's 20 km Walk These are the official results of the Women's 20 km walk event at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany, held on August 7, 2002...
	World Race Walking Cup 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 12 and 13 October 2002 in the streets of Turin, Italy.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 20 km:-References:* - IAAF.org** - IAAF.org...	Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	4th	20 km
2003	European Race Walking Cup European Race Walking Cup The European Race Walking Cup is a race walking event established in 1996, and organised by the European Athletic Association. In 1996, the team scores were calculated by aggregating the points awarded to the first three finishers...	Cheboksary Cheboksary -Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	1st	20 km
	World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...	Paris, France	1st	20 km 2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk The official results of the Women's 20 km Walk at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, held on 24 August 2003.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:-Final ranking:-See also:...
2004	World Race Walking Cup 2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 1 and 2 May 2004 in the streets of Naumburg, Germany.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 20 km:-References:* - IAAF.org* - IAAF.org...	Naumburg Naumburg Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena.... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	1st	20 km
	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...	Athens, Greece	17th	20 km