Zoia Ovsii

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Zoia Ovsii
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Zoia Ovsii in 2016
Personal information
Native nameЗоя Овсій
Born (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 29)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityArthrogryposis
Disability classF51
Event(s)
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Women's para-athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Club throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Club throw F51
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F52
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F53
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Club throw F51
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai Club throw F51
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London Discus throw F52
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai Discus throw F53
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin Club throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Discus throw F53
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz Club throw F51
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz Discus throw F53
Women's paracanoe
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Moscow V–1 200 m A

Zoia Ovsii (Ukrainian: Зоя Овсій, born 30 August 1994)[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F51-classification throwing events.[2] She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 event.[4] She also won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's club throw F51 event at the World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany.[5]

Career

She represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F52 event.[2]

In 2014, she competed in paracanoeing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event.[6]

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, she set a new world record in the women's club throw F51.[7][5] She also accomplished this feat at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the women's club throw F51 event with a distance of 25.23.[8][9]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 and women's discus throw F53 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[10][11]

Achievements

Club throw

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 22.21 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st 23.74 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 24.31 m
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 25.23 m
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 22.15 m
Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 1st 25.12 m

Discus throw

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 12.17 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 3rd 11.97 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 13.04 m
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd 13.52 m
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 14.15 m
Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd 14.37 m

References

  1. ^ "Zoia Ovsii". 2020 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 27 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Zoia Ovsii". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (30 August 2021). "Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b "Women's club throw F51" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ "2014 Women's V–1 200 m A Results". 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – IMAS Sportsystems.
  7. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (24 August 2018). "Three world records fall in the field at World Para Athletics European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Etchells, Daniel (11 November 2019). "Perfect 10 for Durand at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Women's club throw F51" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Women's club throw F51 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 2 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Women's discus throw F53 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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