Elena Altsjoel

{{Short description|Belarusian draughts player (born 1964)}}

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| name = Elena Altsjoel

| native_name = Алена Барысаўна Альтшуль

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|04|04}}

| birth_place = Minsk, Belarusian SSR

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| nationality = Belarusian

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| known_for = Women's World Draughts Champion in 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.

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| spouse = Vadim Virny

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Elena Altsjoel (also Altshul, Altchul or Altchoul; {{langx|be|Алена Барысаўна Альтшуль}}, born 4 April 1964 in Minsk, Belarusian SSR) was the Women's World Draughts Champion in 1980 and from 1982 to 1985.{{cite web|url=http://fmjd.org/titles.html |title=World Draughts Federation |publisher=Fmjd.org |date= |accessdate=2013-11-05}} She won her championship as a Soviet player, but today resides in Germany{{cite web|url=http://toernooibase.kndb.nl/opvraag/liddetail.php?taal=1&Id=865&SpId=1062&se=0 |title=KNDB |publisher=Toernooibase.kndb.nl |date= |accessdate=2013-11-05}} with her husband Vadim Virny.