Jeļena Prokopčuka

Prokopcuka ( born Čelnova; born September 21, 1976 in Riga ) is a Latvian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon distance.

In the World Half Marathon Championships in 2001 she was in Bristol Fifth and in the following year in Brussels third parties.

In 2003, she ran as a seventh London Marathon for the first time under 2:25 hours. In 2004, she finished fourth in the Boston Marathon and fifth at the New York City Marathon.

In 2005 she won the Osaka Women's Marathon with her personal best of 2:22:56 h In the same year, she succeeded in New York City to overtake in a thrilling finish to the finish the leading Susan Chepkemei.

In 2006, she was second in the Boston Marathon, finished sixth in the 10,000 - meter race of the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg and repeated her victory in New York City.

In 2007 she was runner-up in Boston and third in New York City, 2008 Fourth in Boston.

She is 1.68 m tall, weighs 51 kg and is married to Aleksandrs Prokopčuks, in 1995 when he won in Baden- Marathon with 2:15:56 h has prepared the current Latvian national record.

Bests

• 3000 m: 8:42,86 min in Stockholm (2006)
• 5000 m: 14:47,71 min in Stockholm (2000)
• 10000 m: 30:38,78 min in Gothenburg (2006)
• Half Marathon: 1:08:43 h in Bristol ( 2001)
• Marathon: 2:22:56 h in Osaka ( 2005)

All times are Latvian national records.