For the cinematographer sometimes known as Yolanda Chen, see Yu-Lan Chen.
Yolanda Chen (; born July 26, 1961, in Moscow) is a retired Russian athlete. She started as a pentathlete, but decided to specialize in long jump. In 1988, she achieved a personal best of 7.16 metres, a good result, but from 1992 she switched to triple jump instead, a relatively new event for women. Inspired by her father Yevgeny Chen, who was among the world elite in the 1950s, she managed to jump 13.72 metres in 1992. Her great-grandfather was Eugene Chen.
In 1993, she improved to 14.97 metres, a new outdoor record which would also remain her personal best. Her record was beaten at the World Championships the same year by fellow Russian Anna Biryukova, who jumped 15.09m. In 1995, Chen appeared at the World Indoor Championships and won the gold medal with 15.03 metres, a new world indoor record, beating the prior record of 14.47m. She finished 11th at the World Championships the same year.
Chen married pole vaulter Yevgeniy Bondarenko. She now works as a commentator for the Russian Eurosport.
In 2023, she suggested postponing the 2024 Summer Olympics to 2025 because of controversies surrounding Russia's participation.ИОЛАНДА ЧЕН ПРЕДЛОЖИЛА ГЛАВЕ МОК ПЕРЕНЕСТИ ОЛИМПИАДУ В ПАРИЖЕ НА 2025 ГОД ИЗ-ЗА СИТУАЦИИ В МИРЕ
International competitions Representing the 1983Summer UniversiadeEdmonton, Canada5thLong jump6.52 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands 2ndLong jump6.86 mSummer UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany1stLong jump6.72 m1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia5thLong jump6.90 mwind: +0.8 m/sRepresenting 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada 2ndTriple jump14.36 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 2ndTriple jump14.70 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4thTriple jump14.48 m (+2.2 m/s)1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 1stTriple jump15.03 mWorld Championships Gothenburg, Sweden11thTriple jump14.05 m
See also List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
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