births
May 17, 1933
Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (died 2002)
Yelena Gorchakova
Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova was a Russian javelin thrower who won bronze medals at the 1952 and 1964 Olympics. Her 1964 bronze was a disappointment as she set a world record in the qualification that remained unbeaten for eight years.