Oxana Savchenko

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Oxana Savchenko
Personal information
Nationality  Russia
Born (1990-10-10) October 10, 1990
Sport
Sport Swimming
Stroke(s) Freestyle

Oxana Savchenko (Russian: Оксана Владимировна Савченко; born October 10, 1990 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy) is a paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S12 events, for visually impaired competitors.

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

References

  1. Oxana Savchenko's profile on paralympic.org


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