Sviatlana Sakhanenka

Sviatlana Sakhanenka (born 26 October 1989) is a Belarusian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1] She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and scheduled to take part in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.[2][3]

Sviatlana Sakhanenka

Personal information
Nationality	Belarus
Born	(1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 Navapolatsk, Belarus
Residence	Minsk, Belarus
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon)
Disability class	B2
Medal record Representing  Belarus Winter Paralympics Women's para cross-country skiing 2018 Pyeongchang 15km free visually impaired 2018 Pyeongchang 1.5km sprint classical visually impaired Women's para biathlon 2018 Pyeongchang 6km visually impaired

Sviatlana Sakhanenka clinched her maiden gold medal in her Paralympic career after clinching the medal in the 15km free visually impaired cross-country event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. and followed it up with another gold medal in the Cross-country skiing by claiming a gold medal in the women's 1.5km sprint classical cross-country skiing event.[4][5] She also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 6km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[6][7]

References

1. "Sviatlana Sakhanenka | Paralympic bio". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
2. "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
3. "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
4. "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 15km Free, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
5. "Lukashenko congratulates Sakhanenka on gold medal at 2018 Paralympic Games". 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
6. "Biathlon | Event Schedule Women's 6km, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
7. Sputnik. "Visually Impaired Russian Paralympian Wins Women's 6km Biathlon Gold". Sputnik News. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

External links

• Sviatlana Sakhanenka at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)