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Yelena Romanova

Yelena Romanova, Russian runner (died 2007)

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Born
March 20, 1963
Died
January 28, 2007
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1963

About Yelena Romanova

Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; born Yelena Malikhina, 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medal in women's 3000 metres in 1992. She was found dead of unknown causes at age 43 in her flat in Volgograd. At the time of her death she was employed as athletics coach at a local sports school and also worked with members of the Russian athletic team.

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Yelena Romanova timeline

  1. Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova (Russian: Елена Николаевна Романова; born Yelena Malikhina, 20 March 1963 – 28 January 2007) was a Russian distance runner.
  2. She won an Olympic gold medal in women's 3000 metres in 1992.

The world when Yelena Romanova was born

Yelena Romanova was born in 1963. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1963

  • #1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
  • Top movieTom Jones
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
  • Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
  • Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
  • Defining fadBeatlemania begins
  • Notable inventionLava lamp
  • World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yelena Romanova's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19632026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,100$435,000
Average income$8,200$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.85$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population189.2M341 million

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