Yelena Pershina is a retired female long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

. Her personal best jump was 6.91 metres, achieved in August 1992 in Alma Ata (now Almaty

Almaty

Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...

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She competed at the World Championships in 1997

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

 and 1999

1999 World Championships in Athletics

The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

 as well as the Olympic Games in 1996

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump

These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 50 competitors, with two non-starters....

 and 2000

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump

The Women's Long Jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place on Thursday September 29, 2000 and Friday September 29, 2000.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time -Abbreviations:...

 without reaching the final round.

On the regional level she won a gold medal at the 1995 Asian Championships

1995 Asian Championships in Athletics

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 and bronze medals at the 1998 Asian Championships

1998 Asian Championships in Athletics

The 12th Asian Championships in Athletics were held in Fukuoka, Japan in July 1998.- Men :- Women :-Medal table:-External links:*...

 and the 1998 Asian Games

Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games

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. At the 1995 Asian Championships she also won a bronze medal in the triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

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Achievements

Representing
1997	East Asian Games Athletics at the 1997 East Asian Games At the 1997 East Asian Games, the athletics events were held at the Busan Gudeok Stadium in Busan, South Korea between 10–19 May. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes....	Busan, South Korea	1st
1998	Asian Championships 1998 Asian Championships in Athletics The 12th Asian Championships in Athletics were held in Fukuoka, Japan in July 1998.- Men :- Women :-Medal table:-External links:*...	Fukuoka, Japan	3rd