Olesya Vladikina
Olesya Vladikina in 2012
Personal information
Full nameOlesya Yuriyevna Vladykina
NationalityRussian
Born (1988-02-14) 14 February 1988
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, Freestyle
ClassificationsSB8
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing100 m breaststroke - SB8
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m breaststroke - SB8
Silver medal – second place2012 London200 m individual medley - SM8
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven100 m breaststroke SB8
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven200 m medley SM8
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven50 m freestylre S8
Bronze medal – third place2010 Eindhoven4x100 m medley 34pts
IPC World Championships (25m)
Silver medal – second place2009 Rio de Janeiro4x100 m medley 34pts
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m medley SM8
Gold medal – first place2009 Reykjavík100 m breaststroke SB8
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 4×100 m medley relay 34pts

Olesya Yuriyevna Vladykina (Russian: Оле́ся Ю́рьевна Влады́кина, born 14 February 1988)[1] is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category SB8 events.

Vladykina competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. She won gold in the 100m Breaststroke, setting a new world record time. She also finished fourth in the 200m individual medley.[2]

Career

Vladykina started swimming at Young People's Olympic Reserve Sports School 47 and practiced the sport professionally for 10 years until her entrance to Moscow State University of Railway Engineering,[3] when she concentrated on her studies, leaving active swimming for a year until her injury.

She lost her left arm when she and some friends were in Thailand on holiday and their touring bus overturned; she also suffered the loss of her best friend in the accident. She resumed training a month after she was released from the hospital, and five months later she won the Beijing Paralympic final.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Olesya Vladykina". IPC.InfostradaSports.com.
  2. ↑ "Olesya Vladykina". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ↑ ru:Владыкина, Олеся Юрьевна
  4. ↑ "Через тернии к медалям".


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