title: Yelena Bolsun
text: # Yelena Bolsun
  
  Yelena Ivanovna Bolsun (Russian: Елена Ивановна Болсун; born March 10, 1983, in Irkutsk) is a Russian female former sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. She represented her country in that discipline at the 2004 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals. She competed at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions, three times in the 200 m and once in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
  
  Among her international honours were a 200 m gold medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade, a silver at the 2005 European Cup, and a gold and two silvers at the 2007 Military World Games.
  
  Bolsun won the 200 m at the Russian Athletics Championships in 2003.
  
  ## International competitions
  
  Representing  Russia :
  
  | Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2003 | World Student Games | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 100 m | 11.65 |
  | 2003 | World Student Games | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | 200 metres | 23.39 |
  | 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th (qf) | 200 m | 23.26 |
  | 2005 | European Cup | Florence, Italy | 2nd | 200 m | 23.00 |
  | 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th (h) | 200 m | 24.30 |
  | 2007 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th (sf) | 200 m | 23.01 |
  | 2007 | Military World Games | Hyderabad, India | 1st | 100 m | 11.45 |
  | 2007 | Military World Games | Hyderabad, India | 2nd | 200 m | 23.48 |
  | 2007 | Military World Games | Hyderabad, India | 2nd | 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.22 |
  | 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 23.27 |
  | 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.93 |
  
  ## National titles
  
  * Russian Athletics Championships
     * 200 m: 2003
  