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Oksana Boturchuk
Boturchuk at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameOksana Boturchuk
NationalityUkrainian
Born12 September 1986 (1986-09-12) (age 38)
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT12
EventSprint
ClubInvasport
Coached byKostyantyn Rurak, Olena Rurak
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 9 2
World Championships 1 7 3
IPC European Championships 4 0 0
Total 6 16 5
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m – T12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 100 m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 400m - T12
World Para Athletics ChampionshipsWorld Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 400m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 200m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 100m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 200m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 400m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 100m - T12
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai 400m - T12
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dubai 200m - T12
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 100m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 200m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 400m - T12
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 200m -T12
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 400m - T12

Oksana Boturchuk (Ukrainian: Оксана Ботурчук) (born 12 September 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine[1][2] competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.

Early life

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Boturchuk hails from the Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine.[3] She was born into a family of athletes, her father was a Master of Sports of the USSR in Sambo, whiles her mother was a candidate for Master of Sports in athletics.[4] She experienced vision loss after an auto accident.[5]

Career

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Athletic career

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She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T12 event, a silver medal in the women's 200 metres - T12 event, a silver medal in the women's 400 metres - T12 event and finished eighth in the women's Long jump - F12 event.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, she won three silver medals.[6]

In August 2021, a movie about her life titled Puls[7] was released.[5][6]

In September 2024, she won a silver medal in the women's 100m—T12 final in the Paralympic Games in Paris with a time of 12.70s.[8][9] She and her guide Mykyta Barabanov also won a bronze medal in the 400 meters dash.[10]

Education

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As at 2024, Boturchuk is a lecturer at the Department of Special Physical Training at DSUIA.[3]

Personal life

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Boturchuk is married and has three children.[4]

Awards

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Boturchuk has state awards which include the Order of Merit (I, II, and III degrees).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dramatic success stories about paths to victory from Oksana Boturchuk, Yana Klochkova, Olga Kharlan and four more Ukrainian Paralympic and Olympic champions appeared in Kyiv subway close to Pulse premiere". FILM.UA Group (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Boturchuk brings Ukraine 55th medal at 2020 Paralympics". www.ukrinform.net. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Administrator (9 September 2024). "Oksana BOTURCHUK: DSUIA Lecturer, Champion, and 12-time Paralympic Medalist". Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Administrator (5 September 2024). "DSUIA Instructor Wins Silver at the Paris Paralympics". Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Reaney, Lee. "Ukraine's Paralympic medallist Oksana Boturchuk, a star on the track and red carpet". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b Knapp, Gwen (6 September 2021). "Why Ukraine's Small Paralympic Team Packs Such a Big Punch". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. ^ "A Ukrainian sports drama now available on Netflix - Ukrainian World Congress". www.ukrainianworldcongress.org. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Results 100m T12 Paris 2024 Olympics results: athletics qualifications at the Paralympic Games". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Oksana boturchuk: Latest News, Schedules, and Results". Cricketnmore. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Athlete Boturchuk wins bronze at the 2024 Paralympics | УНН". unn.ua. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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