Olena Krasovska

Olena Krasovska, née Ovcharova (, born 17 August 1976) is a Ukrainian hurdler. She is best known for winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games with a personal best time of 12.45 seconds.

Career She was born in Kyiv, and represents the sports club Dynamo Kyiv. In her early career she won the bronze medal in 60 metres hurdles at the 2000 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 1995 World Championships, the 1996 Olympic Games, the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2001 World Indoor Championships and the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final. She ran in 12.88 seconds as early as in June 1995 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, but did not improve this time until August 2000 in Kyiv, when she ran in 12.82 seconds. In 2001, she ran in 12.87 seconds in Seville in June. Other personal bests include 8.01 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (indoor), achieved in February 2000 in Kyiv; 7.35 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor), achieved in January 2001 in Kyiv; and 11.53 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2002 in Kyiv. She jumped 6.52 metres in the long jump, indoor, in February 1999 in Lviv.