Oxana Savchenko

Oxana Savchenko
Savchenko in 2012
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClassificationsS12
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle - S12
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle - S12
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m individual medley - SM12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 400 m freestyle - S12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m individual medley - SM12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m freestyle - S12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m backstroke - S12
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 50 m freestyle - S12
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle SM13
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle SM13
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m medley SM13

Oxana Savchenko (Russian: Оксана Владимировна Савченко; born 10 October 1990) is a paralympic swimmer from Russia. She competes in category S12 events for visually impaired competitors.

Oxana was one of the stars of the Russian team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She won gold in all three of her events. She won gold in the 200 metres (660 ft) individual medley and set a new world record in winning both the 50 metres (160 ft) and 100 metres (330 ft) freestyle events. [1]

Awards

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  • Order of Honor (30 September 2009)
  • Order of Friendship (10 September 2012)
  • Order of Salavat Yulaev
  • Order of Friendship of Peoples
  • Laureate of the National Award of Public Recognition of Women's Achievements "Olympia" of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2012.

References

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  1. ^ "Oxana Savchenko". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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