Jeļena Prokopčuka

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Jeļena Prokopčuka (Čelnova) (born 21 September 1976 in Riga) is a Latvian long-distance runner, perhaps best known for winning the New York City Marathon in 2005 and 2006. She is married to Aleksandrs Prokopčuks, who has the Latvian marathon record with 2:15:56 from 1995.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	5000 m
2001	World Half Marathon Championships	Bristol, England	5th	Half marathon
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	5th	10,000 m
	World Half Marathon Championships	Brussels, Belgium	3rd	Half marathon
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	10th	10,000 m
2004	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	4th	Marathon
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	7th	10,000 m
2005	World Championships	Paris, France	10th	10,000 m
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	1st	Marathon
	Osaka Marathon	Osaka, Japan	1st	Marathon
2006	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	2nd	Marathon
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	10,000 m
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	1st	Marathon
2007	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	2nd	Marathon
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	3rd	Marathon
2008	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	4th	Marathon

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Jeļena Prokopčuka

Sporting positions
Preceded by Naoko Sakamoto	Osaka Women's Marathon Winner 2005	Succeeded by Catherine Ndereba
Preceded by Paula Radcliffe	New York City Women's Marathon Winner 2005 – 2006	Succeeded by Paula Radcliffe