Yelena Tyushnyakova

Yelena Nikolayevna Tyushnyakova née Goncharova (Russian: Еле́на Никола́евна Тюшняко́ва (в девичестве — Гончаро́ва); born 4 January 1963) is a Soviet-born Russian retired speed skater and ice hockey player.[1] She competed in two speed skating events at the 1992 Winter Olympics as a member of the Unified Team.[2]

Yelena Tyushnyakova
Personal information
Native nameЕле́на Тюшняко́ва
Birth nameYelena Nikolayevna Goncharova
Born (1963-01-04) 4 January 1963
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
CountryUnified Team
SportSpeed skating
ClubPR Chelyabinsk
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 500 m: 40.66 (1992)
  • 1000 m: 1:22.16 (1991)
  • 1500 m: 2:06.26 (1988)
  • 3000 m: 4:33.29 (1983)
  • 5000 m: 8:00.18 (1984)

Tyushkanova also played ice hockey as a defenceman at the Russian national level. She served as the inaugural captain of the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL) team Metelitsa Chelyabinsk during the 1997–98 season. As of the 2021–22 season, she serves as the conditioning coach of the Belye Medveditsy Chelyabinsk (previously Metelitsa Chelyabinsk) in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL; replaced RWHL in 2015).[3]

References
  1. Tsapova, Maria (4 February 2009). "Елена Тюшнякова: «Трудолюбивых детей намного больше, чем ленивых»". Polit74. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Tyushnyakova Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "ХК Белые медведи, Команда, Тренеры — Тюшнякова Елена Николаевна". HK Traktor (in Russian). 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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