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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Classification
T12, F12
Further personal information
Family
Son Ivan
Residence
Kyiv, UKR
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian
Higher education
Coaching - National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine: Kyiv, UKR
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport in 1998 in Mena, Ukraine.
Why this sport?
She got involved in sports after coach Nadezhda Taratukhina visited her school and invited the students to a training session. She got her first taste of the long jump at a local competition. Hurdling and high jump were not included in the programme so she competed in long jump and, to her surprise, won the competition. A lack of interest meant it was some years before she pursued the discipline, which came only after encouragement from coach Yury Gorbachenko.
Club / Team
Invasport: Kyiv, UKR
Name of coach
Mykola Mamchur [personal], UKR, from 2015
International debut
Year
2007
Competing for
Ukraine
General interest
Hobbies
Cooking, spending time with her son. (Athlete, 30 Mar 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the T12 long jump at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Aug 2021; Athlete, 29 Mar 2021)
Most influential person in career
Coach Mykola Mamchur. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The most important thing in sport is to love sport." (luxpersons.com, 14 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 31 Dec 2020)
In recognition of her achievements at the Paralympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016, she received the Orders for Merit [third, second and first grades] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016, 17 Sep 2012, 07 Oct 2008)
In recognition of her achievements at the Paralympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016, she received the Orders for Merit [third, second and first grades] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016, 17 Sep 2012, 07 Oct 2008)
Other sports
She has represented Ukraine in able-bodied athletics and competed in long jump at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, where she was ranked 19th. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Aug 2021; xsport.ua, 09 Aug 2014; newvv.net, 14 Oct 2008)
Milestones
She became the first female athlete representing Ukraine to win three Paralympic gold medals in Para athletics when she won the T12 long jump at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Aug 2021)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 28 Mar 2021)
Impairment
She has had issues with her eyesight since childhood. She has about 5% vision. (24tv.ua, 29 Nov 2016; newvv.net, 14 Oct 2008)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump F12 | Final Round | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump F11/12 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2013-07-25 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2015-10-29 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump T12 | Final Round | 2016-09-13 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Long Jump T12 | Final 1 | 2017-07-21 | 1 |