Yelena Gorchakova
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Template:Wikidata imageScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova (Template:Langx; 17 May 1933 – 27 January 2002) was a Russian javelin thrower who won bronze medals at the 1952 and 1964 Olympics. Her 1964 bronze was a disappointment as she set a world record in the qualification that remained unbeaten for eight years.[1][2]
During her long career Gorchakova had a fierce competition within the Soviet national team and won the national title only twice, in 1963 and 1965. As a result, despite being a world's top thrower she rarely competed internationally. Gorchakova won the javelin event at the 1961 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 1966 European Championships. She retired shortly thereafter.[2]
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- 1933 births
- 2002 deaths
- Russian female javelin throwers
- Soviet female javelin throwers
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade
- Soviet Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Russian sportswomen