Elena Paparazzo (born 11 May 1973) is an Italian former basketball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]
Yelena Lvovna Shushunova was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women who have won all-around titles at all major competitions: Olympics, World Championships and European/Continental Championships and one of eleven women who medaled on every event at World Championships. Shushunova was renowned for pioneering complex skills as well as her explosive and dynamic tumbling and high consistency.
Romania competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 98 competitors, 82 men and 16 women, took part in 65 events in 13 sports.
Djibouti took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics, which were held in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October. The country's participation at Sydney marked its fifth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, United States. The delegation included two track and field athletes; Omar Daher Gadid in the men's marathon and Roda Ali Wais in the women's 800 metres. Gadid failed to finish the marathon, while Wais did not progress past the first round of her event.
Italy competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports.
Elena Kaliská is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2019. She specialized in the K1 event, which was the only discipline available for women during the vast majority of her career.
Elena Mirela Lavric is a Romanian athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 1:59.74 in Hengelo. She competed for Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Elena Murgoci-Florea was a female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race.
Elena Horvat is a retired Romanian rower. She is a world champion and Olympic gold medallist in the coxless pair.
Elena Borisovna Tereshina is a Ukrainian rower. She competed in the eight for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics where she won the silver medal. Tereshina also won seven gold medals at the World Rowing Championships.
Elena Gemo is an Italian swimmer. She is 180 cm tall and weighs 69 kg.
Yelena Anatolyevna Khudashova is a Russian former basketball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Elena Richter is a retired German archer. She contested the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's individual competition, where she was eliminated in the second knockout round placing 30th place in the preliminary ranking round.
Elena Ivashchenko was a Russian judoka.
The Soviet Union women's national artistic gymnastics team represented the Soviet Union in FIG international competitions. They were the dominant force in the sport from the 1950s until the Soviet Union's collapse. They lead the medal tally for women's artistic gymnastics with 88 medals including 33 gold. Larisa Latynina is also the most decorated female athlete at the Olympic games with a total of 18 medals. Soviet dominance was unprecedented in scale and longevity and was likely the result of the country's heavy investment in mass and elite sports to fulfill its political agenda.
Elena López Benaches is a Spanish group rhythmic gymnast.
Elena Todorova is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast.
Twelve women's teams competed in basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Elena Benítez is a Spanish taekwondo practitioner. She was born in Málaga. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She won a gold medal in welterweight at the 1999 World Taekwondo Championships, by defeating by Mirjam Müskens in the final. Her achievements at the European Taekwondo Championships include bronze medals in 1986 and 1990, a silver medal in 1994, gold medals in 1996 and 1998, and a silver medal in 2000.
Elena Rybkina is a Russian badminton player.
Elena Donati is an Italian breaststroke swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics.