Yuliya Yelistratova
Introduction 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''' (; born 15 February 1988 in Ovruch, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, ) 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.
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 (, 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 (, Russian ). Giving precedence to, and winning at, the European Cup in Brno, Sapunova obviously decided not to take part in the National Championships of 2009.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.
Personal life She is married to fellow triathlete Danylo Sapunov.
ITU competition Yelistratova ITU results include: Date  Competition  Place  Rank2004-10-27  European Cup  Alanya 92005-07-23  European Championships (Junior)  Alexandroupoli(s) 92005-09-10  World Championships (Junior)  Gamagori 142005-10-26 Premium European Cup  Alanya 82006-06-23 European Championships (Junior)  Autun 52006-07-08 European Cup (Junior)  Rijeka 22006-08-13 World Cup  Tiszaújváros 202006-09-02 World Championships (Junior)  Lausanne 42006-10-07 Duathlon European Championships (Junior)  Rimini 72006-10-18 European Cup (Junior)  Alanya 22006-10-28 European Cup (Junior)  Eilat 12007-03-25 World Cup  Mooloolaba 402007-04-15 World Cup  Ishigaki 222007-05-13 World Cup  Richards Bay 392007-06-03 World Cup  Madrid 222007-06-10 World Cup  Vancouver 202007-06-30 European Championships (Junior)  Copenhagen 42007-08-11 World Cup  Tiszaújváros 42007-08-31 World Championships  Hamburg 42007-09-15 World Cup  Beijing 472007-10-07 World Cup  Rhodes 352007-10-24 Premium European Cup  Alanya 12007-11-04 World Cup  Cancun 202008-04-13 World Cup  Ishigaki 182008-04-26 World Cup  Tongyeong 172008-05-04 World Cup  Richards Bay 122008-05-25 World Cup  Madrid 262008-06-08 World Championships (U23)  Vancouver 72008-07-06 Asia Cup  Burabay 12008-08-03 European Cup  Egirdir 32008-08-18 Olympic Games  Beijing 242008-09-06 European Championships (U23)  Pulpí 22008-09-28 Asia Cup  Suixian 52008-10-26 Premium European Cup Alanya 22008-11-15 Asia Cup  Hong Kong 52009-03-29 World Cup  Mooloolaba 192009-05-02 World Championship Series  Tongyeong 312009-06-20 European Championships (U23)  Tarzo Revine 12009-06-27 Elite Cup  Hy-Vee 212009-07-12 World Championship Series  Kitzbühel 62009-07-18 European Cup  Brno 12009-07-25 Premium Asia Cup  Beijing 12009-08-09 World Cup  Tiszaújváros 52009-08-22 World Championship Series  Yokohama 212009-09-11 World Championship Series (U23), Grand Final  Gold Coast 52009-10-17 Premium Asian Cup  Hong Kong  22009-10-25 Premium European Cup  Alanya  DNF2009-11-08 World Cup  Huatulco  52009-11-21 Premium European Cup  Eilat 12010-03-28 World Cup  Mooloolaba 262010-04-11 World Championship Series  Sydney 342010-05-08 World Championship Series  Seoul 322010-05-15 Premium Asian Cup  Fuzhou DNF2010-06-12 Elite Cup  Hy-Vee 282010-07-03 European Championships  Athlone 182010-07-10 World Cup  Holten 122010-08-08 World Cup  Tiszaújváros 12010-08-28 European Championships (U23)  Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) 22010-09-08 World Championships (U23)  Budapest 112010-10-10 World Cup  Huatulco 282010-10-16 World Cup  Tongyeong 172010-10-23 Asian Cup  Hong Kong 42011-03-26 World Cup  Mooloolaba 282011-04-09 World Championship Series  Sydney 292011-04-17 World Cup  Ishigaki 162011-06-04 World Championship Series  Madrid 352011-06-18 World Championship Series  Kitzbuhel 472011-06-24 European Championships  Pontevedra 52011-06-26 European Championships (Elite Mix Relay)  Pontevedra 22011-07-03 European Cup  Penza 22011-08-06 World Championship Series  London 552011-08-14 World Cup  Tiszaújváros 202011-08-21 European Cup  Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)
References
External links *  Yelistratova's Official Website*  ITU Profile Page*  Ukrainian Triathlon Federation Федерация триатлона Украины in Ukrainian