Yelena Rojkova

Yelena Rojkova (born May 27, 1989) is a Turkmen swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] Rojkova qualified for the women's 100 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:18.00.[2] She participated in heat one against two other swimmers Lenient Obia of Nigeria, and Ana Galindo of Honduras. She rounded out a small field of three to last place by a 5.53-second margin behind winner Obia, breaking a Turkmen record of 1:15.48. Rojkova failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-second overall in the preliminaries.[3][4]

Yelena Rojkova
Personal information
Full nameYelena Rojkova
National team Turkmenistan
Born (1989-05-27) 27 May 1989
Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Rojkova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Women's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. "Women's 100m Backstroke Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Women's 100 Backstroke Prelims: France's Manaudou Fastest in 1:01.27; Natalie Coughlin, Haley Cope Move Through to Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.


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