Zoia Ovsii (, born 30 August 1994) is a Ukrainian

Paralympic athlete The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer Paralympic Games, Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2020, the Summer Paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports a ...

competing in F51-classification throwing events. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 event. She won two medals at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ovsii is a three-time gold medalist in the women's club throw F51 event at the

World Para Athletics Championships The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It ...

. She also won the gold medal in this event at the

2018 World Para Athletics European Championships The 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability sport, disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan and Isra ...

in Berlin, Germany.

Career

Ovsii represented Ukraine at the

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. In 2014, Ovsii competed in paracanoeing at the

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two top-tier Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). They ...

in Moscow, Russia and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event. At the

in Berlin, Germany, Ovsii set a new world record in the women's club throw F51. She also accomplished this feat at the

2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic athletics, Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from ...

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the women's club throw F51 event with a distance of 25.23. 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 The World Para Athletics European Championships (''European Para Athletics Championships''), known prior to 2018 as the IPC Athletics European Championships is an event organized by World Para Athletics, the international athletics federation esta ...

held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the

2023 World Para Athletics Championships The 2023 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was the 10th edition of the event and was held in the Charlety St ...

held in Paris, France. In 2024, Ovsii won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 at the

Summer Paralympics The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebr ...

held in Paris, France. She won her medal with a season's best distance of 14.17 metres.

Achievements

Club throw

Discus throw

References

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