Yelena Pershina

Yelena Pershina (born 24 December 1963 in Ukrainian SSR) is a retired Kazakhstani long jumper.

She competed at the World Championships in 1997 [ [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/history/Year=1997/EventCode=1274/gender=W/discipline=LJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=q/index.html 1997 World Championships Official Results - Long Jump - Women - Qualification] ] and 1999 [ [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/history/Year=1999/EventCode=1822/gender=W/discipline=LJ/combCode=hash/roundCode=q/index.html 1999 World Championships Official Results - Long Jump - Women - Qualification] ] as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 without reaching the final round.

On the regional level she won a gold medal at the 1995 Asian Championships and bronze medals at the 1998 Asian Championships [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asc.htm Asian Championships] - GBR Athletics] and the 1998 Asian Games. [ [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asg.htm Asian Games] - GBR Athletics] At the 1995 Asian Championships she also won a bronze medal in the triple jump.b]

Her personal best jump was 6.91 metres, achieved in August 1992 in Alma Ata (now Almaty).

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