Russian judoka (1984–2013)
Elena Ivashchenko (née Shleyzye; Russian: Елена Иващенко, Елена Шлейзе; 28 December 1984 – 15 June 2013) was a Russian judoka.[1]
Biography
Ivashchenko was born in Omsk, Russia on 28 December 1984.[2][3]
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)[4] and one bronze medal (2006) at the European Judo Championships.[5] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event and lost in the repechage to Iryna Kindzerska.[6]
She committed suicide in Tyumen, Russia, at the age of 28 on 15 June 2013.[7]
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1974–97: +72 kg • 1998–present: +78 kg |
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