YO
Yelena Orlova
RUSWomenBirth dateMay 30, 1980
BirthplaceMoscow, Duchy of Moscow
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Yelena Sidorchenkova Orlova (born 30 May 1980) is a Russian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
She finished sixth in 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and eleventh in 3000 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.
On 12 February 2012, running under the name of Yelena Orlova, she claimed the World Record in the rarely run and non-standard, indoor 2000 metres steeplechase, running 6:06.11 at the Moscow City Championships. Their athletic achievements reflect years of dedicated training and competition at the highest levels.
Key facts
Mile Short Track
4:24.53
Age
46 years old
As of Sep 18, 2026: Mile Short Track 4:24.53, 3000 m steeplechase 9:22.15 (#109 all-time), 2016 season best 6:58.91 (Feb 10, 2016, Moskva (RUS) (i)) · 46 years old
PB
Personal bests
2:02.4HT
4:24.53
4:06.99
5:40.03
5:47.21
8:43.88
2:02.4HT
2:40.33
2:40.33
4:24.53
17:33.64
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2000Metres | 6:58.91 | - | Feb 10, 2016 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2014 | 1500m | 4:18.11 | - | Jul 17, 2014 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2014 | 1500m-short-track | 4:26.81 | - | Jan 23, 2014 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2014 | 2000m | 6:02.02 | - | Jan 7, 2014 | ↑ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2014 | 2000Metres | 6:02.02 | - | Jan 7, 2014 | ↓ | Novocheboksarsk (RUS) (i) |
| 2014 | 3000mSt | 9:47.76 | - | Jul 2, 2014 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2013 | 1500m | 4:20.02 | - | Jul 3, 2013 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2013 | 2000Metres | 5:56.68 | - | Dec 25, 2013 | ↓ | Omsk (RUS) (i) |
| 2013 | 2000m | 5:56.68 | - | Dec 25, 2013 | ↑ | Omsk (RUS) (i) |
| 2013 | 3000mSt | 10:01.59 | - | May 25, 2013 | ↓ | Sochi (RUS) |
| 2012 | 1500m | 4:13.39 | - | Jun 23, 2012 | ↑ | Zhukovskiy (RUS) |
| 2012 | mile-short-track | 4:40.07 | - | Feb 3, 2012 | ↓ | Orenburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2012 | Mile | 4:40.07 | - | Feb 3, 2012 | ↓ | Orenburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2012 | 2000Metres | 5:55.82 | - | Jan 7, 2012 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2012 | 2000m | 5:55.82 | - | Jan 7, 2012 | ↑ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000m | 9:02.58 | - | Feb 22, 2012 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2012 | 3000m-short-track | 9:02.58 | - | Feb 22, 2012 | ↑ | Russian Indoor Championships |
| 2012 | 3000mSt | 9:31.37 | - | Jul 3, 2012 | ↓ | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 4:29.30 | - | Aug 6, 2011 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2011 | 3000mSt | 10:24.52 | - | Jul 9, 2011 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2009 | 1500m | 4:11.58 | - | Jun 6, 2009 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2009 | 1500m-short-track | 4:12.80 | - | Jan 24, 2009 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2009 | 3000m-short-track | 8:54.57 | - | Feb 13, 2009 | ↑ | Russian Indoor Championships |
| 2009 | 3000m | 8:54.57 | - | Feb 13, 2009 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2009 | 3000mSt | 9:22.15 | - | Jul 23, 2009 | ↓ | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 2008 | 800m | 2:03.10 | - | Aug 2, 2008 | ↑ | Irkutsk (RUS) |
| 2008 | 1500m | 4:05.77 | - | Aug 2, 2008 | ↑ | Irkutsk (RUS) |
| 2008 | 1500m-short-track | 4:06.99 | - | Jan 19, 2008 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | mile-short-track | 4:24.53 | - | Jan 27, 2008 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | Mile | 4:24.53 | - | Jan 27, 2008 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | 2000Metres | 5:49.39 | - | Jan 7, 2008 | ↓ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | 2000m | 5:49.39 | - | Jan 7, 2008 | ↑ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000m-short-track | 8:44.61 | - | Feb 9, 2008 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000m | 8:56.29 | - | Aug 2, 2008 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000mSt | 9:24.04 | - | Jul 18, 2008 | ↓ | Russian Championships |
| 2008 | 5000m | 15:03.88 | - | Jul 19, 2008 | ↑ | Kazan (RUS) |
| 2008 | 4x1500Metr | 17:33.64 | - | Sep 17, 2008 | ↑ | Sochi (RUS) |
| 2007 | 2000m | 5:40.03 | - | May 27, 2007 | ↑ | Sochi (RUS) |
| 2007 | 3000mSt | 9:26.55 | - | Aug 1, 2007 | ↓ | Russian Championships |
| 2007 | 5000m | 15:12.48 | - | Aug 3, 2007 | ↑ | Tula (RUS) |
| 2006 | 1500m-short-track | 4:09.28 | - | Feb 2, 2006 | ↑ | Stockholm (SWE) (i) |
| 2006 | 1500m | 4:10.08 | - | May 26, 2006 | ↑ | Stockholm (SWE) (i) |
| 2006 | 2000Metres | 5:47.21 | - | Jan 7, 2006 | ↓ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2006 | 2000m | 5:47.21 | - | Jan 7, 2006 | ↑ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2006 | 3000m | 8:43.88 | - | Feb 26, 2006 | ↑ | Gent (BEL) (i) |
| 2006 | 3000m-short-track | 8:43.88 | - | Feb 26, 2006 | ↑ | Gent (BEL) (i) |
| 2006 | 3000mSt | 9:27.35 | - | Jun 12, 2006 | ↓ | Tula (RUS) |
| 2006 | CrossCount | 13:32 | - | Apr 2, 2006 | - | 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Fukuoka |
| 2006 | 4x1500Metr | 17:37.36 | - | Sep 12, 2006 | ↑ | Sochi (RUS) |
| 2005 | 1500m | 4:08.78 | - | May 26, 2005 | ↑ | Sochi (RUS) |
| 2005 | 1500m-short-track | 4:20.87 | - | Jan 22, 2005 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2005 | 2000m | 5:59.04 | - | Jan 7, 2005 | ↑ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2005 | 2000Metres | 5:59.04 | - | Jan 7, 2005 | ↓ | Yekaterinburg (RUS) (i) |
| 2005 | 3000m | 9:00.87 | - | Jun 5, 2005 | ↑ | Glasgow (GBR) |
| 2005 | 3000m-short-track | 9:41.83 | - | Feb 10, 2005 | ↑ | Volgograd (RUS) (i) |
| 2005 | 3000mSt | 9:42.70 | - | Jul 17, 2005 | ↓ | Thessaloniki (GRE) |
| 2004 | 800m-short-track | 2:03.91 | - | Feb 22, 2004 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2004 | 800m | 2:04.58 | - | Jun 25, 2004 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2004 | 1000m-short-track | 2:40.33 | - | Feb 1, 2004 | - | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2004 | 1000m | 2:40.33 | - | Feb 1, 2004 | - | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2004 | 1500m | 4:12.47 | - | Jun 24, 2004 | ↑ | Tula (RUS) |
| 2004 | 1500m-short-track | 4:14.14 | - | Feb 19, 2004 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2004 | 3000m-short-track | 9:05.25 | - | Feb 17, 2004 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2004 | 3000m | 9:09.64 | - | Jun 4, 2004 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 800m-short-track | 2:02.4h | - | Feb 16, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 800m | 2:03.90 | - | Jul 27, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 1500m-short-track | 4:08.98 | - | Feb 10, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 1500m | 4:13.08 | - | Aug 10, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 2000m | 5:51.31 | - | Jan 7, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 2000Metres | 5:51.31 | - | Jan 7, 2003 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 3000m-short-track | 8:55.15 | - | Feb 11, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2003 | 3000m | 9:11.23 | - | Jun 13, 2003 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2002 | 800m | 2:04.20 | - | Jul 6, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2002 | 800m-short-track | 2:08.66 | - | Jan 27, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2002 | 1500m | 4:13.52 | - | Jul 19, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2002 | 1500m-short-track | 4:25.67 | - | Jan 26, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2002 | 2000Metres | 6:13.45 | - | Jan 7, 2002 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2002 | 2000m | 6:13.45 | - | Jan 7, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2002 | 3000m | 9:31.0h | - | Dec 21, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2002 | 3000m-short-track | 9:31.0h | - | Dec 21, 2002 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2001 | 1500m | 4:28.69 | - | Jul 27, 2001 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) |
| 2001 | 1500m-short-track | 4:33.8h | - | Dec 30, 2001 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2001 | 2000Metres | 6:22.22 | - | Jan 6, 2001 | ↓ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2001 | 2000m | 6:22.22 | - | Jan 6, 2001 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 2000 | 1500m | 4:34.84 | - | Jul 2, 2000 | ↑ | Cheboksary (RUS) |
| 1999 | 1500m-short-track | 4:37.59 | - | Jan 6, 1999 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
| 1999 | 1500m | 4:40.05 | - | Jul 10, 1999 | ↑ | Moskva (RUS) (i) |
2016
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000Metres | 6:58.91 | - | Feb 10 | Moskva Regional Indoor Championships, Moskva (i) |
2014
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 10:07.41 | - | Jul 23 | Russian Championships, Kazan |
1500m | 4:18.11 | - | Jul 17 | Moskva Kuts Memorial, Moskva |
3000mSt | 9:47.76 | - | Jul 2 | Moskva |
1500m-short-track | 4:26.81 | - | Jan 23 | Moskva Regional Indoor Championships, Moskva (i) |
2000Metres | 6:13.71 | - | Jan 11 | Novocheboksarsk Governor Cup, Novocheboksarsk (i) |
2000Metres | 6:02.02 | - | Jan 7 | Yekaterinburg Yalamov Memorial, Yekaterinburg (i) |
2013
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000Metres | 5:56.68 | - | Dec 25 | Omsk Bulatov Memorial, Omsk (i) |
1500m | 4:20.02 | - | Jul 3 | Moskva Regional Championships, Moskva |
3000mSt | DNF | - | Jun 6 | Roma Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline |
1500m | 4:23.33 | - | Jun 2 | Yerino Yuliya Pechonkina Prizes, Yerino |
3000mSt | 10:01.59 | - | May 25 | Sochi Russian Team Championships, Sochi |
2012
13 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 9:47.92 | - | Aug 15 | Albi DécaNation, Albi |
3000mSt | 9:33.14 | - | Aug 4 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 9:33.14 | - | Aug 3 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
1500m | 4:14.57 | - | Jul 5 | Russian Championships |
3000mSt | 9:31.37 | - | Jul 3 | Russian Championships, Cheboksary |
1500m | 4:13.39 | - | Jun 23 | Zhukovskiy Regional Championships, Zhukovskiy |
3000mSt | 9:38.16 | - | Jun 11 | Moskva Moscow Challenge, Moskva |
3000mSt | 9:46.85 | - | May 26 | Vila Real de Santo António ECCC Seniors Group A, Vila Real de Santo António |
2000Metres | 6:13.98 | - | Feb 23 | Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i) |
3000m-short-track | 9:02.58 | - | Feb 22 | Russian Indoor Championships |
2000Metres | 6:06.11 | - | Feb 12 | Moskva Regional Indoor Championships, Moskva (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:40.07 | - | Feb 3 | Orenburg Mile, Orenburg (i) |
2000Metres | 5:55.82 | - | Jan 7 | Yekaterinburg Yalamov Memorial, Yekaterinburg (i) |
2011
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 4:29.30 | - | Aug 6 | Moskva Kuts Memorial, Moskva |
3000mSt | 10:24.52 | - | Jul 9 | Moskva Regional Championships, Moskva |
2009
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 9:37.16 | - | Aug 15 | IAAF World Championships |
3000mSt | 9:22.15 | - | Jul 23 | Russian Championships, Cheboksary |
3000mSt | 9:38.72 | - | Jul 3 | Oslo Bislett Games |
3000mSt | 9:36.88 | - | Jun 20 | SPAR European Team Championships, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria |
3000mSt | 9:33.33 | - | Jun 13 | Istanbul Cezmi Or Memorial, Istanbul |
1500m | 4:11.58 | - | Jun 6 | Moskva Kuts Memorial, Moskva |
3000m-short-track | 8:54.57 | - | Feb 13 | Russian Indoor Championships |
1500m-short-track | 4:12.80 | - | Jan 24 | Moskva City Championships, Moskva (i) |
2008
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4x1500Metr | 17:33.64 | - | Sep 17 | Sochi |
3000m | 9:01.47 | - | Sep 10 | Rovereto Palio Città della Quercia, Stadio Quercia, Rovereto |
3000mSt | 9:51.90 | - | Sep 6 | Paris DécaNation, Paris |
3000m | 8:56.29 | - | Aug 2 | Irkutsk |
1500m | 4:05.77 | - | Aug 2 | Irkutsk |
800m | 2:03.10 | - | Aug 2 | Irkutsk |
5000m | 15:03.88 | - | Jul 19 | Russian Championships, Kazan |
3000mSt | 9:24.04 | - | Jul 18 | Russian Championships |
3000m-short-track | 9:01.81 | - | Mar 8 | Valencia IAAF World Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | 9:01.81 | - | Mar 7 | Valencia IAAF World Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | 8:57.62 | - | Mar 7 | Valencia IAAF World Indoor Championships |
3000m-short-track | 8:57.78 | - | Feb 16 | Moskva European Indoor Cup, Moskva (i) |
3000m-short-track | 8:44.61 | - | Feb 9 | Russian Indoor Championships, Moskva (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:24.53 | - | Jan 27 | Moskva Russian Winter, Moskva (i) |
1500m-short-track | 4:06.99 | - | Jan 19 | Moskva City Championships, Moskva (i) |
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Honours
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2012Russian Indoor Championships
2000 Metres Steeplechase Short Track
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2009SPAR European Team Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
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2008Russian Indoor Championships
3000 Metres Short Track
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2006Göteborg European Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
6
2006Göteborg European Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Yelena Orlova's Mile Short Track personal best?
Yelena Orlova's Mile Short Track personal best is 4:24.53, set on Jan 27, 2008 in Moskva (RUS) (i).
Which events does Yelena Orlova compete in?
Yelena Orlova competes in the Mile Short Track and 3000 m steeplechase.
How did Yelena Orlova perform in 2016?
2016 season best: 6:58.91, set on Feb 10, 2016 in Moskva (RUS) (i).