Yelena Potapenko

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Yelena Potapenko
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Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993 (age 30)
Luhansk, Ukraine
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Sport Modern pentathlon

Yelena Potapenko (born 20 April 1993), also known as Olena Potapenko or Elena Potapenko, is a Ukraine-born Kazakhstani modern pentathlete. [1] [2] [3]

She participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 Asian Games. She has qualified to represent Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Potapenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. "Olena Potapenko (2010–2012 results)". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne . Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. "Elena Potapenko (2015–2016 results)". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Kazakhstani athletes claim two more Olympic licenses". lenta.inform.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-02-24.