Olena Krasovska

Olena Krasovska, née Ovcharova (Ukrainian: Олена Красовська, born 17 August 1976, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian hurdler best known for winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games with a personal best time of 12.45 seconds.

[1] In her early career she won the bronze medal in 60 metres hurdles at the 2000 European Indoor Championships.

She came close to setting a new personal best with 12.85 seconds in June 2002 in Luzern.

[2] 12.45 seconds puts Krasovska in a joint 18th place on the all-time world list.

It is also the fastest time achieved by a hurdler representing Ukraine—yet she does not hold the Ukrainian record, as the Ukrainian record holder Nataliya Grygoryeva achieved her time of 12.39 seconds whilst representing the Soviet Union.