Yelena Grigoryeva (figure skater)

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Yelena Grigoryeva
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NationalityBelarusian
Born (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 47)
Minsk, Belarus
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Sport Figure skating

Yelena Grigoryeva (born 26 November 1974) is a Belarusian figure skater. She competed in the pairs event at the 1994 Winter Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. "Yelena Grigoryeva". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 July 2020.