Elena Mirela Lavric is a Romanian athlete who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 1:59.74 in Hengelo. She competed for Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of four IAAF World Athletics Series events in 2012, which includes the World Race Walking Cup, the World Junior Championships and the World Half Marathon Championships.