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Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova

1960 - Today

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Olena Zhupiieva-Viazova or Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova or Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (Russian: Елена Жупиева-Вязова, Ukrainian: Олена Жупієва-В'язова; born 18 April 1960) is a retired track and field athlete from Ukraine, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. Competing for the Soviet Union as Yelena Zhupiyeva, she won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. As Yelena Vyazova, she won the 1992 CIS Athletics Championships 10,000 m title, and competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova is the 2,398th most popular athlete (up from 3,042nd in 2024), the 2,587th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,900th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova ranks 2,396 out of 6,025. Before her are Yelena Yelesina, Mary Washburn, Nataliya Dobrynska, and Aleksandr Kabanov. After her are Joan Benoit, Barbara Krug, June Maston, Frode Andresen, Allyson Felix, Eshetu Tura, Sydney McLaughlin, and Tina Charles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova ranks 573. Before her are Martina Schröter, Sibel Siber, Sandy Powell, and Peter Pišťanek. After her are Christian Engström, Rivo Rakotovao, Kara Wai, Aécio Neves, Cumrun Vafa, Ljubomir Radanović, Bruce Baumgartner, and Seiko Noda.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova ranks 2,587 out of 3,761. Before her are Yury Trutnev (1956), Shamil Khisamutdinov (1950), Vyacheslav Ivanenko (1961), Danila Kozlovsky (1985), Yelena Yelesina (1970), and Aleksandr Kabanov (1948). After her are Vladimir Vdovichenkov (1971), Marina Klimova (1966), Yanka Dyagileva (1966), Lev Psakhis (1958), Lyubov Gurina (1957), and Sergey Makarov (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova ranks 130. Before her are Liliya Nurutdinova (1963), Nikolai Sologubov (1924), Nailya Gilyazova (1953), Vyacheslav Ivanenko (1961), Yelena Yelesina (1970), and Aleksandr Kabanov (1948). After her are Lyubov Gurina (1957), Sergey Makarov (1973), Irina Nazarova (1957), Konstantin Volkov (1960), Mikhail Burtsev (1956), and Tatyana Providokhina (1953).

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