Yelistratova at the World Cup triathlon in Tiszaújvaros, 2011.
Yelistratova at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2011.
Yelistratova at the World Championship triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2011.

Yuliya Oleksandrivna Yelistratova (Ukrainian: Юлія Олександрівна Єлістратова; born 15 February 1988 in Ovruch, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union,[1] Russian: Юлия Елистратова) is a Ukrainian professional triathlete, European U23 champion of the year 2009, Number 1 in the ITU ranking (women's standing) of the year 2009 with by far the highest “total number of races” (6), several times national champion in various categories and member of the Ukrainian national team. She competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Career

On 27 October 2004, Yelistratova took part in her first elite race and placed 9th at the European Cup in Alanya, so at the age of 15 at her Elite debut she effortlessly achieved a top-ten position among the world elite. Since then she has continuously won medals in numerous international events. She is also decorated with the title Master of Sports (Мастер срорта, International Class).

In 2009 Yelistratova took part in four competitions of the prestigious Dextro Energy World Championship Series. In Tongyeong she placed 31st (Elite), in Kitzbühel 6th (Elite), in Yokohama 21st (Elite), and at the Grand Final in Southport (Gold Coast) 5th (U23). At the two World Cup triathlons in Mooloolaba and Tiszaújváros she placed 19th and 5th respectively (Elite), at the European Cup in Brno and the Premium Asia Cup in Beijing she won the gold medals and at the beginning of this season, on 20 June 2009, she won the European U23 Championships in Tarzo Revine. The two last races in 2009 again underlined Sapunova’s dominating role: the U23 triathlete won the gold medal at the Elite Premium European Cup in Eilat and placed 5th at the Elite World Cup in Huatulco. Having won the gold medal in 2007 and the silver medals in 2006 and 2008, Sapunova was definitely among the prospective winners in the triathlon in Alanyabut but, like one third of the competitors, she did not finish the race, for reasons unknown.

The National Ukrainian Championships of 2009 were won by Inna Tsyganok, who like Sapunova originates from the north Ukrainian town Zhytomyr and also represents the local sports club Dinamo (Дінамо, Russian Динамо). Giving precedence to, and winning at, the European Cup in Brno, Sapunova obviously decided not to take part in the National Championships of 2009.[4]

In 2010, Sapunova placed 2nd at the U23 European Championships and 11th at the U23 World Championships and finally, after disappointing positions in some preceding competitions, again she won a gold medal at the World Cup in Tiszaújváros.

In 2021, She tests positive for EPO twice. Once at the European Cup in Dnipro in the beginning of june, and in july she tests positive again at an Out of Competition control in Tokyo just before the Olympic Games.

Yelistratova's new coach for the season 2011 is the famous triathlon expert Sergio Santos.[5]

Personal life

She is married to fellow triathlete Danylo Sapunov.[2]

ITU competition

Yelistratova ITU results include:[6]

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2004-10-27European CupAlanya[7] 9
2005-07-23European Championships (Junior)Alexandroupoli(s)[8] 9
2005-09-10World Championships (Junior)Gamagori 14
2005-10-26Premium European CupAlanya 8
2006-06-23European Championships (Junior)Autun 5
2006-07-08European Cup (Junior)Rijeka 2
2006-08-13World CupTiszaújváros 20
2006-09-02World Championships (Junior)Lausanne 4
2006-10-07Duathlon European Championships (Junior)Rimini 7
2006-10-18European Cup (Junior)Alanya 2
2006-10-28European Cup (Junior)Eilat 1
2007-03-25World CupMooloolaba 40
2007-04-15World CupIshigaki 22
2007-05-13World CupRichards Bay 39
2007-06-03World CupMadrid 22
2007-06-10World CupVancouver 20
2007-06-30European Championships (Junior)Copenhagen 4
2007-08-11World CupTiszaújváros 4
2007-08-31World ChampionshipsHamburg 4
2007-09-15World CupBeijing 47
2007-10-07World CupRhodes 35
2007-10-24Premium European CupAlanya 1
2007-11-04World CupCancun 20
2008-04-13World CupIshigaki 18
2008-04-26World CupTongyeong 17
2008-05-04World CupRichards Bay 12
2008-05-25World CupMadrid 26
2008-06-08World Championships (U23)Vancouver 7
2008-07-06Asia CupBurabay 1
2008-08-03European CupEgirdir 3
2008-08-18Olympic GamesBeijing 24
2008-09-06European Championships (U23)Pulpí 2
2008-09-28Asia CupSuixian 5
2008-10-26Premium European CupAlanya 2
2008-11-15Asia CupHong Kong 5
2009-03-29World CupMooloolaba 19
2009-05-02World Championship SeriesTongyeong 31
2009-06-20European Championships (U23)Tarzo Revine 1
2009-06-27Elite CupHy-Vee 21
2009-07-12World Championship SeriesKitzbühel 6
2009-07-18European CupBrno 1
2009-07-25Premium Asia CupBeijing 1
2009-08-09World CupTiszaújváros 5
2009-08-22World Championship SeriesYokohama 21
2009-09-11World Championship Series (U23), Grand FinalGold Coast 5
2009-10-17Premium Asian CupHong Kong 2
2009-10-25Premium European CupAlanya DNF
2009-11-08World CupHuatulco 5
2009-11-21Premium European CupEilat 1
2010-03-28World CupMooloolaba 26
2010-04-11World Championship SeriesSydney 34
2010-05-08World Championship SeriesSeoul 32
2010-05-15Premium Asian CupFuzhou DNF
2010-06-12Elite CupHy-Vee 28
2010-07-03European ChampionshipsAthlone 18
2010-07-10World CupHolten 12
2010-08-08World CupTiszaújváros 1
2010-08-28European Championships (U23)Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) 2
2010-09-08World Championships (U23)Budapest 11
2010-10-10World CupHuatulco 28
2010-10-16World CupTongyeong 17
2010-10-23Asian CupHong Kong 4
2011-03-26World CupMooloolaba 28
2011-04-09World Championship SeriesSydney 29
2011-04-17World CupIshigaki 16
2011-06-04World Championship SeriesMadrid 35
2011-06-18World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel 47
2011-06-24European ChampionshipsPontevedra 5
2011-06-26European Championships (Elite Mix Relay)Pontevedra 2
2011-07-03European CupPenza 2
2011-08-06World Championship SeriesLondon 55
2011-08-14World CupTiszaújváros 20
2011-08-21European CupKarlovy Vary (Carlsbad)

References

  1. ↑ See https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/yuliya-sapunova-1.html Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2009. According to a dead weblink still existent in the Google cache, http://wztx.com/SAPUNOVA+Yuliya.htm,%5B%5D however, Yelistratova was born in Zaporozhye. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Yuliya Yelistratova Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rio 2016 Individual women - Olympic Triathlon". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ↑ See http://triathlon.org.ua/fileadmin/templates/images/lvov_17-19.07.09/%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B.pdf.%5B%5D Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  5. ↑ See Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "ITU Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  7. ↑ This competition is missing in the ITU lists of all participating athletes, though it may be found in this hidden place: Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  8. ↑ The European Championships of 2005 in Alexandroupoli(s) are not indicated in any of the Profile Pages of the participating triathletes, though it can be found e.g. on this hidden page: Retrieved 12 December 2009.
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