Elena Ivashchenko (née Shleyzye; Russian: Елена Иващенко, Елена Шлейзе; 28 December 1984 – 15 June 2013) was a Russian judoka.

[2][3] She won a silver medal (2008) and two bronze medals (2007, 2011) at the World Judo Championships (and World Open Judo Championships).

[5] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event and lost in the repechage to Iryna Kindzerska.

[6] She committed suicide in Tyumen, Russia, at the age of 28 on 15 June 2013.

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