Zoia Ovsii

Zoia Ovsii (Ukrainian: Зоя Овсій, born 30 August 1994)^[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F51-classification throwing events.^[2] She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[3] She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 event.^[4] She won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Zoia Ovsii

Ovsii at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Native name	Зоя Овсій
Born	(1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability	Arthrogryposis
Disability class	F51
Events	Club throw Discus throw
Medal record Representing  Ukraine Women's para-athletics Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Club throw F51 2016 Rio de Janeiro Club throw F51 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F52 2020 Tokyo Discus throw F53 2024 Paris Discus throw F53 World Championships 2017 London Club throw F51 2019 Dubai Club throw F51 2023 Paris Club throw F51 2017 London Discus throw F52 2019 Dubai Discus throw F53 European Championships 2018 Berlin Club throw F51 2018 Berlin Discus throw F53 2021 Bydgoszcz Club throw F51 2021 Bydgoszcz Discus throw F53 Women's paracanoe World Championships 2014 Moscow V–1 200 m A

Ovsii is a three-time gold medalist in the women's club throw F51 event at the World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany.^[5]

Career

Ovsii represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F52 event.^[2]

In 2014, Ovsii competed in paracanoeing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event.^[6]

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, Ovsii set a new world record in the women's club throw F51.^[7][5] She also accomplished this feat at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the women's club throw F51 event with a distance of 25.23.^[8][9]

In 2021, Ovsii won the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 and women's discus throw F53 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[10][11]

She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.^[12] In 2024, Ovsii won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 at the Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.^[13] She won her medal with a season's best distance of 14.17 metres.^[13]

Achievements

Club throw

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	22.21 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	1st	23.74 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	24.31 m
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	25.23 m
2021	European Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	22.15 m
	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	1st	25.12 m
2023	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	23.98 m

Discus throw

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2016	Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3rd	12.17 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	11.97 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	13.04 m
2019	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	13.52 m
2021	European Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	14.15 m
	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	14.37 m
2024	Summer Paralympics	Paris, France	3rd	14.17 m

References

1. "Zoia Ovsii". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "Zoia Ovsii". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
3. Berkeley, Geoff (3 September 2021). "US capture first-ever universal relay Paralympic gold at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
4. Houston, Michael (30 August 2021). "Streng seals gold as photo finish needed in dramatic men's T64 100m Paralympic final". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
5. "Women's club throw F51" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
6. "2014 Women's V–1 200 m A Results". 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – IMAS Sportsystems.
7. Rowbottom, Mike (24 August 2018). "Three world records fall in the field at World Para Athletics European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
8. Etchells, Daniel (11 November 2019). "Perfect 10 for Durand at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
9. "Women's club throw F51" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
10. "Women's club throw F51 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
11. "Women's discus throw F53 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
12. "Women's club throw F51 Final" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
13. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

External links

• Zoia Ovsii at Paralympic.org
• Zoia Ovsii at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)