About Elena Ivashchenko
Lived 1984 – 2013 (aged 28). Elena Ivashchenko was a Russian judoka and sambo fighter.
Elena Ivashchenko (; , Елена Шлейзе; 28 December 1984 – 15 June 2013) was a Russian judoka.
Biography Ivashchenko was born in Omsk, Russia on 28 December 1984.
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) and one bronze medal (2006) at the European Judo Championships. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event and lost in the repechage to Iryna Kindzerska.
She committed suicide in Tyumen, Russia, at the age of 28 on 15 June 2013.
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Who was Elena Ivashchenko?
Russian judoka (1984-2013)
When was Elena Ivashchenko born?
Elena Ivashchenko was born on 28 December 1984 in Omsk.
When did Elena Ivashchenko die?
Elena Ivashchenko died on 15 June 2013 in Tyumen.
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Elena Ivashchenko was a judoka and sambo fighter.
What nationality was Elena Ivashchenko?
Elena Ivashchenko was Russian.
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