2. Lashmanova Elena is a Russian race
walker from
Mordovia. Her
specialization is 20
km walk.
She was born April
9, 1992 in a quiet
and beautiful
Mordovian town.
3. Elena is a Merited Master of Sports of
Russian Federation. Being under the
care of the great coach Victor M.
Chegin, Elena achieved world fame.
4. Her first victory came
to Elena in 2009 when
she won World Youth
Championships in 5
kilometers walk in the
Italian city of Bolzano.
5. In 2011, Elena set up a world junior
record of 40 minutes 43.73 seconds at
the European Junior Championships.
6. In her Olympic debut at
the 2012 Summer
Olympics in London,
Lashmanova won
gold in world record time
(1:25:02).
Elena Lashmanova was the
first to cross the finish line in
the women's 20 kilometers
walk, and became the
youngest Olympic champion
in race walking. As Lena said:
"I did not expect to conquer
the gold and beat the world
record."
7. Mordovia is proud of such people and
wants them to overcome all difficulties
with dignity as they do in sports.
