Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina (Елена Ивановна Рузина) (born 3 April 1964 in Voronezh) is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union and later, Russia.

Yelena Ruzina
Medal record
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Representing  Unified Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
Representing  Russia
Silver medal – second place 1993 Stuttgart 4 × 400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Barcelona 4 × 400 m relay

She competed for Commonwealth of Independent States at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 × 400 metres where she won the gold medal with her teammates Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Olga Nazarova, and 400 metres silver medalist Olga Bryzgina.[1] She won another relay gold medal at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic medal wrapup". USA Today. August 11, 1992. p. 10C.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2012-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)