Elena Ivashchenko

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Elena Ivashchenko
Personal information
Born28 December 1984
Died15 June 2013 (2013-06-16) (aged 28)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryRussia
SportJudo
Weight class+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2012)
World Champ.Silver (2008)
European Champ.Gold (2007, 2009, 2011,
2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Paris Levallois Open
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Open
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris +78 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Warsaw Open
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyabinsk +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Novi Sad Open
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Paris +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moscow +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Abu Dhabi +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Düsseldorf +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kyiv +78 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Rotterdam +78 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Jeju +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1968
JudoInside.com43706
Updated on 17 July 2023

Elena Ivashchenko (née Shleyzye; Russian: Елена Иващенко, Елена Шлейзе; 28 December 1984 – 15 June 2013) was a Russian judoka.[1]

Biography

Ivashchenko was born in Omsk, Russia on 28 December 1984.[2][3]

She won a silver medal (2008) and two bronze medals (2007, 2011) at the World Judo Championships (and World Open Judo Championships). She also had four gold medals (2007, 2009, 2011, 2012)[4] and one bronze medal (2006) at the European Judo Championships.[5] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event and lost in the repechage to Iryna Kindzerska.[6]

She committed suicide in Tyumen, Russia, at the age of 28 on 15 June 2013.[7]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Ivashchenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Russian Judo Star Elena Ivashchenko Passed Away". European Judo Union. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Elena Ivashchenko". BBC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Judo champ takes life over Olympics". Fox News. Moscow. AP. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Results – European Judo Union". eju.net.
  6. ^ "Elena Ivaschenko". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Russian Judo Star Committed Suicide – Investigators". The Voice of Russia. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.


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