Russian Paralympic athlete
Anastasiya Ovsyannikova
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Born | (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36) Sterlitamak, Russia |
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Country | Russia |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Disability class | T37 |
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Event | sprint |
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Coached by | Tatiana Shchepetilnikova |
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Anastasiya Anatolyevna Ovsyannikova (Russian: Анастаси́я Анатольевна Овся́нникова; born 20 October 1988) is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.[1]
Athletics career
Ovsyannikova competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a gold medal as part of the women's T35–38 100m sprint relay. As well as her Paralympic success Ovsyannikova won two medals at the 2011 World Championships in Christchurch. A silver as part of the Russian relay team and an individual bronze in the 400 metres.[2] She took time away from athletics after the birth of her son in 2013, and has not appeared at a major international competition since.[2]
Personal history
Ovsyannikova was born in Sterlitamak in the former Soviet Union in 1988. Ovsyannikova was educated at Bashkir Institute of Physical Culture. She is married and gave birth to a son in 2013.[2]
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