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]

Awards

  • Order of Honor (September 30, 2009)
  • Order of Friendship (September 10, 2012)
  • Order of Salavat Yulaev
  • Order of Friendship of Peoples
  • Laureate of the National Award of Public Recognition of Women's Achievements "Olympia" of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship in 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Oxana Savchenko". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.

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