Yelena Leuchanka is a Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian professional women's basketball

Women's basketball

Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...

 player with the Atlanta Dream

Atlanta Dream

The Atlanta Dream is a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2008 WNBA season began. The team is owned by Dream Too LLC, which is composed of two Atlanta...

 of the WNBA

Women's National Basketball Association

The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Prior to joining the Dream for their inaugural 2008 season, Leuchanka was a member of the Charlotte Sting

Charlotte Sting

The Charlotte Sting was a Women's National Basketball Association franchise based in Charlotte, North Carolina and it was one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007....

 in 2006 and Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics

The Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...

 in 2007. She began her college career at Seminole Junior College

Seminole Community College

Seminole State College of Florida is a public state college located in Sanford, Florida, United States...

. She also attended West Virginia University

West Virginia University

West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

 after transferring from Wabash Valley Junior College

Wabash Valley College

Wabash Valley College is a community college located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA. As of Fall, 2004, it had 1375 students. Conventional students often attend either Southern Illinois University Carbondale or University of Southern Indiana upon completion of their associate degrees...

.

European career

• 1996–99:   BelGUT Gomel
• 1999-00:   BelGUT-Vedritsa Gomel Region
• 2006–07:   TEO Vilnius
• 2007:   Estudiantes Madrid
• 2007–08:   TEO Vilnius
• 2008–09:   UMMC Ekaterinburg
  UMMC Ekaterinburg
  UMMC Ekaterinburg is a women's basketball team based in Yekaterinburg, Russia that plays in Russia's domestic league and FIBA Europe’s EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years.-External links:* *...
  
  
• 2009–10:   Galatasaray
• 2010–11:   AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski
  AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski
  AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski is a Polish women's basketball team, based in Gorzow Wielkopolski, playing in the Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet.In 2004 the team was promoted to the PLKK having won the First League in the 2003/04 season....
  
  
• 2010–11:   TS Wisła Can-Pack Kraków

National team

A member of the Belarus women's national basketball team, Leuchanka will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Basketball contests at the 2008 Olympic Games were held from August 9, 2008 to August 24, 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China...

 for her country after leading the squad at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008

The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament....

 in June 2008. She also competed at EuroBasket Women 2007

EuroBasket Women 2007

- Group B :- Group C :- Group D :-Qualifying round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:-5th place bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:...

 and EuroBasket Women 2009

EuroBasket Women 2009

The 2009 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2009, was the 32nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Latvia from June 7 to June 20, 2009....

for Belarus.