Yelena Khloptseva
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Yelena Khloptseva is a Russia
n rower
and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in Double sculls with her partner Larisa Popova
in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
as well as a bronze medal at Barcelona.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic champion. She won the gold medal in Double sculls with her partner Larisa Popova
Larisa Popova
Larisa Mikhaylovna Popova is a Moldovan rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was born in Tiraspol....
in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
as well as a bronze medal at Barcelona.