Yelena Volkova
Personal information
Full nameYelena Yuryevna Volkova[1]
NationalitySoviet
Born (1968-05-27) May 27, 1968
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Perth 100 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 200 m breaststroke

Yelena Volkova (Елена Юрьевна Волкова), born 27 May 1968, is a former swimmer from the Soviet Union who won the gold medal in the 200 meters breaststroke at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.[2] She represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympics where she finished 5th in the 100 meters breaststroke, and the Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics.

Personal life

Volkova's husband Gennadiy Prigoda was also an Olympic swimmer.[3] Elena Volkova and Gennadiy Prigoda has a son named Kirill Prigoda, who competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Yelena Volkova". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. ↑ "HistoFINA SWIMMING MEDALLISTS AND STATISTICS AT FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (50M)" (PDF). FINA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ↑ Елена Вайцеховская (2015-08-03). "Геннадий Пригода, Елена Волкова: "Мы не тащим в дом ни спорт, ни конфликты"". Спорт-Экспресс. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Kirill Prigoda". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 7 August 2016.


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