Yuliya Yelistratova


Yuliya Oleksandrivna Yelistratova is a Ukrainian professional triathlete, European U23 champion of the year 2009, Number 1 in the ITU ranking of the year 2009 with by far the highest “total number of races”, 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.
In 2009 Yelistratova took part in four competitions of the prestigious Dextro Energy World Championship Series. In Tongyeong she placed 31st, in Kitzbühel 6th, in Yokohama 21st, and at the Grand Final in Southport 5th. At the two World Cup triathlons in Mooloolaba and Tiszaújváros she placed 19th and 5th respectively, 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. 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.
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:
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2004-10-27European CupAlanya9
2005-07-23European Championships Alexandroupoli9
2005-09-10World Championships Gamagori14
2005-10-26Premium European CupAlanya8
2006-06-23European Championships Autun5
2006-07-08European Cup Rijeka2
2006-08-13World CupTiszaújváros20
2006-09-02World Championships Lausanne4
2006-10-07Duathlon European Championships Rimini7
2006-10-18European Cup Alanya2
2006-10-28European Cup Eilat1
2007-03-25World CupMooloolaba40
2007-04-15World CupIshigaki22
2007-05-13World CupRichards Bay39
2007-06-03World CupMadrid22
2007-06-10World CupVancouver20
2007-06-30European Championships Copenhagen4
2007-08-11World CupTiszaújváros4
2007-08-31World ChampionshipsHamburg4
2007-09-15World CupBeijing47
2007-10-07World CupRhodes35
2007-10-24Premium European CupAlanya1
2007-11-04World CupCancun20
2008-04-13World CupIshigaki18
2008-04-26World CupTongyeong17
2008-05-04World CupRichards Bay12
2008-05-25World CupMadrid26
2008-06-08World Championships Vancouver7
2008-07-06Asia CupBurabay1
2008-08-03European CupEgirdir3
2008-08-18Olympic GamesBeijing24
2008-09-06European Championships Pulpí2
2008-09-28Asia CupSuixian5
2008-10-26Premium European CupAlanya2
2008-11-15Asia CupHong Kong5
2009-03-29World CupMooloolaba19
2009-05-02World Championship SeriesTongyeong31
2009-06-20European Championships Tarzo Revine1
2009-06-27Elite CupHy-Vee21
2009-07-12World Championship SeriesKitzbühel6
2009-07-18European CupBrno1
2009-07-25Premium Asia CupBeijing1
2009-08-09World CupTiszaújváros5
2009-08-22World Championship SeriesYokohama21
2009-09-11World Championship Series, Grand FinalGold Coast5
2009-10-17Premium Asian CupHong Kong2
2009-10-25Premium European CupAlanyaDNF
2009-11-08World CupHuatulco5
2009-11-21Premium European CupEilat1
2010-03-28World CupMooloolaba26
2010-04-11World Championship SeriesSydney34
2010-05-08World Championship SeriesSeoul32
2010-05-15Premium Asian CupFuzhouDNF
2010-06-12Elite CupHy-Vee28
2010-07-03European ChampionshipsAthlone18
2010-07-10World CupHolten12
2010-08-08World CupTiszaújváros1
2010-08-28European Championships Vila Nova de Gaia 2
2010-09-08World Championships Budapest11
2010-10-10World CupHuatulco28
2010-10-16World CupTongyeong17
2010-10-23Asian CupHong Kong4
2011-03-26World CupMooloolaba28
2011-04-09World Championship SeriesSydney29
2011-04-17World CupIshigaki16
2011-06-04World Championship SeriesMadrid35
2011-06-18World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel47
2011-06-24European ChampionshipsPontevedra5
2011-06-26European Championships Pontevedra2
2011-07-03European CupPenza2
2011-08-06World Championship SeriesLondon55
2011-08-14World CupTiszaújváros20
2011-08-21European CupKarlovy Vary