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Alevtina Yelesina

Alevtina Aleksandrovna Yelesina (; 22 August 1954 – 19 March 2026) was a Russian paralympic cross-country skier. She competed at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Paralympics.

Biography

Yelesina was born in , Mozhginsky District. She was legally blind. She attended and graduated from the Verkhnyaya Pyshma School.

She competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics, winning the gold and silver medal in cross-country skiing. She then competed at the 1994 Winter Paralympics, winning two silver medals, a gold medal and a bronze medal in cross-country skiing. After competing at the Paralympics, in 1994, she was awarded the Order "For Personal Courage" by President Boris Yeltsin.

Yelesina died on 19 March 2026, at the age of 71.

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