Elene Gokieli
Elene Gokieli ( Georgian ელენე გოკიელი , Russian Елена Гокиели , Jelena Gokieli; born August 25, 1918 in Tbilisi ; † December 31, 1992 ) was a Georgian hurdler who started for the Soviet Union and because of her sprint strength also in the 4-time-100 -Meter relay was used.
At the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 1946 , she won silver over the 80 m hurdles and bronze with the Soviet 4 x 100 meter relay. Four years later she was sixth over the 80 m hurdles at the European Championships in Brussels and won bronze again with the Soviet relay.
In 1952 she reached the semifinals at the Olympic Games in Helsinki over 80 m hurdles.
Personal bests
- 80 m hurdles: 11.3 s, October 30, 1949, Tbilisi
- 100 m: 12.4 s, October 7, 1947, Tbilisi
Web links
- Elene Gokieli in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Elene Gokieli in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Gokieli, Elene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | გოკიელი, ელენე; Гокиели, Елена; Gokieli, Jelena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Georgian hurdler and sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1992 |