Olena Zhupiieva-Viazova or Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova or Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (, ; born 18 April 1960) is a retired female

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athlete from

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, who competed mainly in the

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. Competing for the

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as Yelena Zhupiyeva, she won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome and a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were repres ...

. As Yelena Vyazova, she won the 1992 CIS Athletics Championships 10,000 m title, and competed at the

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International competitions

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* 1960 births Living people Russian female long-distance runners Ukrainian female long-distance runners Soviet female long-distance runners Olympic female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic athletes for the Unified Team Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships medalists CIS Athletics Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Russian sportswomen {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub

International competitions

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