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Yelena Prokhorova

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Yelena Prokhorova was born on April 16, 1978. She is a Russian heptathlete and won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is also the 2001 world champion in this event. She is a player known for her mental toughness owing to which many of her famous matches went the distance.

Yelena Prokhorova with all her dedication and devotion in her play achieved many goals in her overall athletic career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. She never lost hope in herself and always fought hard to achieve her goal. She is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.

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