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Yelena Ruzina
URSWomenBirth dateApr 3, 1964
BirthplaceVoronezh, Russia
Height1.73 m
Weight-
Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina (Елена Ивановна Рузина) (born 3 April 1964 in Voronezh) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
She represented the Soviet Union and later, Russia. She competed for Commonwealth of Independent States at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 × 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Olga Nazarova, and 400 metres silver medalist Olga Bryzgina.
She won another relay gold medal at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Key facts
Medals
Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 silver
Age
62 years old
As of Oct 1, 2026: 400 m 50.65 (#255 all-time), 200 m 22.73 (#476 all-time), 2000 season best 24.86 (Jun 3, 2000, Tula (RUS)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 silver · 62 years old
PB
Personal bests
4x400m
3:18.38
4x400Metrei
3:29.29
400m-short-track
52.06
400m-short-tracki
52.06
200m-short-tracki
23.25
200m-short-track
23.25
300m
37.19
300m-short-tracki
37.21
300m-short-track
37.21
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| World Championships | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |