Ukrainian Paralympic athlete (born 1994)
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 won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ovsii is a three-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
Ovsii 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, Ovsii 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, Ovsii 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, Ovsii 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]
She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[ 12] In 2024, Ovsii won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 at the Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.[ 13] She won her medal with a season's best distance of 14.17 metres.[ 13]
Achievements
Club throw
Discus throw
References
External links
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