Zoia Ovsii

Zoia Ovsii (born 30 August 1994) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete.[1] She represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics 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.[1] She qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in both the discus throw and club throw events.

Zoia Ovsii

Personal information
Born	(1994-08-30) 30 August 1994
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Arthrogryposis
Disability class	F51
Event(s)	Club throw Discus throw
Medal record Paralympic Games 2016 Rio Club throw F51 2016 Rio Discus throw F52 World Championships 2017 London Club throw F51 2019 Dubai Club throw F51 2017 London Discus throw F52 2019 Dubai Discus throw F53 European Championships 2018 Berlin Club throw F51

In 2014 she competed in paracanoeing at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event.[2]

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany she set a new world record in the women's club throw F51.[3] 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.[4]

References

1. "Zoia Ovsii". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
2. 2014 Women's V–1 200 m A Results
3. Rowbottom, Mike (24 August 2018). "Three world records fall in the field at World Para Athletics European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
4. Etchells, Daniel (11 November 2019). "Perfect 10 for Durand at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

External links

• Zoia Ovsii at the International Paralympic Committee