Oksana Boturchuk

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Oksana Boturchuk
Personal information
Full nameOksana Boturchuk
NationalityUkrainian
Born12 September 1986 (1986-09-12) (age 37)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT12
EventSprint
ClubInvasport
Coached byKostyantyn Rurak, Olena Rurak
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 8 1
World Championships 1 7 3
IPC European Championships 4 0 0
Total 6 15 4
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 400m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m – T12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400m - T12
IPC World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 200m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 100m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 400m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 400m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 200m - T12
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 100m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 200m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 400m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 200m -T12
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 400m - T12

Oksana Boturchuk (Ukrainian: Оксана Ботурчук) (born 12 September 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T12 event, a silver medal in the women's 200 metres - T12 event, a silver medal in the women's 400 metres - T12 event and finished eighth in the women's Long jump - F12 event.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she won three silver medals.[1]

In August 2021, a movie about her life titled Pulse was released.[1][2]

She experienced vision loss after an auto accident.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Knapp, Gwen (6 September 2021). "Why Ukraine's Small Paralympic Team Packs Such a Big Punch". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Reaney, Lee. "Ukraine's Paralympic medallist Oksana Boturchuk, a star on the track and red carpet". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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