Yelena Gorchakova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yelena Gorchakova

Soviet javelin thrower

Date of Birth: 17-May-1933

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Jan-2002

Profession: athletics competitor, javelin thrower

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova (Russian: ????? ???????? ?????????; 17 May 1933 – 27 January 2002) was a Russian javelin thrower who won bronze medals at the 1952 and 1964 Olympics.
Her 1964 bronze was a disappointment as she set a world record in the qualification that remained unbeaten for eight years.During her long career Gorchakova had a fierce competition within the Soviet national team and won the national title only twice, in 1963 and 1965.
As a result, despite being a world's top thrower she rarely competed internationally.
Gorchakova won the javelin event at the 1961 Summer Universiade and finished fourth at the 1966 European Championships.
She retired shortly thereafter.