Elena Zhelezov

Needham

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Triple Jump

A 1991 graduate of Needham High School. Until recently Eleena held the New England triple jump record with a leap of 41’2.75 inches, and was only broken in 2006 by Aranxia King. She was a nine-time national champion and one of only two student athletes in NCAA track and field history, male or female, in all divisions, to sweep a single event both indoors and outdoors four years in a row; winning eight triple jump titles from 1992 to 1995. Eleena was also a 2001 inductee into the Brandeis Athletics Hall of Fame after she was named a 15-time All-American.


Class: 1991  Inducted: 2012

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