Alena Rudkouskaya
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Alena Ryhorauna•Rudkouskaya |
| Used name | Alena•Rudkouskaya |
| Original name | Алена Рыгораўна•Рудкоўская |
| Other names | Yelena Grigoryevna Rudkovskaya, Елена Григорьевна Рудковская |
| Born | 21 April 1973 in Homel, Homel (BLR) |
| NOC |  Belarus  Unified Team |
| Nationality | Belarus |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Yelena Rudkovskaya took up swimming in 1983 and made her international début at the 1991 European Championships, where she won gold in both breaststroke distances and the medley relay. At the 1992 Olympics Rudkovskaya won gold in the 100 breaststroke, placing fourth in the 200 breast. She was also a member of the Unified Team’s bronze medal-winning medley relay team. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Rudkovskaya represented her native Belarus, but her results declined. She won bronze in the 100 breaststroke at the 1993 European Championships and also competed at the 1994 World Championships and 1996 Olympics, but did not reach the finals at those meets. She was selected as the best Belorussian Sportsman of the Year in 1991 and 1992.
Personal Best: 100 m breaststroke – 1:08.00 (1992); 200 m breaststroke – 2:28.24 (1992).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | EUN |
BLR |
Alena Rudkouskaya | |||
| 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | |||||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 4 | ||||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | Unified Team | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | BLR |
Alena Rudkouskaya | ||||
| 100 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | 33 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–1 1993 Buffalo SWI bronze: 100 m breaststroke (competed for Belarus))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (3–0–1 1991 Athina SWM gold: 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4×100 m medley relay (competed for the Soviet Union); 1993 Sheffield SWM bronze: 100 m breaststroke (competed for Belarus))