Yelena Nikolayeva

Yelena Nikolayevna Nikolayeva (Russian: Елена Николаевна Николаева, born February 1, 1966 in Akshiki, Chuvashia) is a Russian race walker.

Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. One year later she won an Olympic silver medal behind Chen Yueling. 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 in Paris.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the Soviet Union
1987	World Race Walking Cup	New York City, United States	5th	10 km	43:57
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	10 km	44:54
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	3000 m	12:09.60
Representing Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	10 km	44:33
Representing Russia
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	3000 m	11:49.73
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	10 km	43:47
	World Race Walking Cup	Monterrey, Mexico	3rd	10 km	45:22
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	3000 m^[1]	11:57.49
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	10 km	42:43
1995	World Race Walking Cup	Beijing, China	2nd	10 km	42:32
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	10 km	42:20
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	1st	10 km	41:49
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th	10,000 m	45:01.90
1999	World Race Walking Cup	Mézidon-Canon, France	4th	20 km	1:28:23
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	12th	20 km	1:34:10
2001	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	5th	20 km	1:28:20
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	—	20 km	DSQ
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	2nd	20 km	1:28:20
2002	World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	4th	20 km	1:29:12
2003	European Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	1st	20 km	1:26:22
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	20 km	1:26:52
2004	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	1st	20 km	1:27:24
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	17th	20 km	1:32:16

References

Yelena Nikolayeva profile at IAAF

↑ 1994 European Indoor Championships, women's 3000 m race walk final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite

Records
Preceded by Larisa Ramazanova	Women's 10km Walk World Record Holder April 20, 1996 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Olympic champions in women's racewalking

10 km	1992 Chen Yueling (CHN) 1996 Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)

20 km	2000 Wang Liping (CHN) 2004 Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) 2008 Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2012 Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2016 Liu Hong (CHN)

IAAF World Championships in Athletics champions in women's racewalking

1987-1997 10 kilometres	1987: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1993: Sari Essayah (FIN) 1995: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1997: Annarita Sidoti (ITA)}

1999-present 20 kilometres	1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2011: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2013: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2015: Liu Hong (CHN)

IAAF Women's World Race Walking Cup Champions

5 kilometres	1975^†: Margareta Simu (SWE) 1977^†: Siv Gustavsson (SWE) 1979: Marion Fawkes (GBR) 1981: Siv Gustavsson (SWE)

10 kilometres	1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1987: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1989: Beate Gummelt (GDR) 1991: Irina Strakhova (URS) 1993: Wang Yan (CHN) 1995: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS)

20 kilometres	1999: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 2002: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 2004: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2006: Ryta Turava (BLR) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: María Vasco (ESP) 2012: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2014: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS)

† 1973 and 1975 were invitational, non-cup events

IAAF World Indoor Champions in women's 3000 metres walk

1985: Giuliana Salce (ITA) 1987: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1989: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1991: Beate Anders (GER) 1993: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)

World Best Year Performance in women's race walking

10 km walk	1983: Xu Yongjiu (CHN) 1984: Olga Krishtop (URS) 1985: Yan Hong (CHN) 1986: Yelena Kuznetsova (URS) 1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1990: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1991: Alina Ivanova (URS) 1992: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1993: Li Chunxiu (CHN) 1994: Gao Hongmiao (CHN) 1995: Larisa Ramazanova (RUS) 1996: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 1997: Irina Stankina (RUS) 1998: Olga Panfyorova (RUS)

20 km walk	1987: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1988: Kerry Saxby (AUS) 1989: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1990: Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) 1991: Marina Smyslova (URS) 1992: Tamara Romanova (EUN) 1993: Ileana Salvador (ITA) 1994: Yelena Gruzinova (RUS) 1995: Liu Hongyu (CHN) 1996: Feng Haixia (CHN) 1997: Erica Alfridi (ITA) 1998: Tatyana Sibileva (RUS) 1999: Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) 2000: Tatyana Gudkova (RUS) 2001: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2002: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2003: Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) 2004: Song Hongjuan (CHN) 2005: Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) 2006: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2007: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2008: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2009: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 2010: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2011: Vera Sokolova (RUS) 2012: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2013: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 2014: Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) 2015: Liu Hong (CHN)

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