Liudmyla Danylina

Liudmyla Danylina
Danylina at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 39)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityIntellectual impairment
Disability classT20
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 1500 metres T20
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 1500 metres T20
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 metres T20
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 1500 metres T20
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 1500 metres T20
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 800 metres T20
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 1500 metres T20

Liudmyla Danylina (born 11 September 1985) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in T20-classification middle-distance running events. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event.[1]

Career

She won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[2] She also won the silver medal at the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, she won the silver medal in the women's 800 metres T20 event and also the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event.[4][5]

She qualified to compete in the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 1,500 m 4:28.78
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 1,500 m 4:35.08
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 800 m 2:16.83
2nd 1,500 m 4:45.37
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd 1,500 m 4:40.86
2021 Summer Paralympics Tokyo, Japan 2nd 1,500 m 4:32.82

References

  1. ^ "Liudmyla Danylina". paralympic.org.
  2. ^ "Results - Women's 1500m T20 Final" (pdf). IPC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Cockroft claims 11th title at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Women's 800 T20
  5. ^ 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Women's 1500 T20