- Olena Antonova
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Olena Antonova Personal information Full name Olena Anatolyevna Antonova Nationality Ukraine
Born June 16, 1972
Nikopol, DnipropetrovskHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 95 kg (210 lb) Sport Sport Track and Field Event(s) Discus Throw Club ZS-Ukraina Nikopol Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 67.30 metres Olena Anatolyevna Antonova (Ukrainian: Олена Анатольевна Антонова; born 16 June 1972 in Nikopol) is a Ukrainian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 67.30 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Kiev. She won the bronze medal in Women's discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 3rd 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 29th 57.92 m 1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 13th 60.73 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 16th 58.55 m 2003 World Championships Paris, France 4th World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 5th 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 3rd References
- ^ "Stephanie Brown Trafton whirls to Discus gold". Beijing 2008. 2008-08-18. http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/athletics/n214560057.shtml. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- IAAF profile for Olena Antonova
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ukraine
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Ukrainian athletics biography stubs
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