About Zoia Ovsii
Born 1994. Zoia Ovsii is a Ukrainian athletics competitor and canoeist.
Zoia Ovsii (, born 30 August 1994) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F51-classification throwing events. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 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 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. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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.
At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, Ovsii set a new world record in the women's club throw F51.
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.
She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. In 2024, Ovsii won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 at the Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. She won her medal with a season's best distance of 14.17 metres.
Achievements
Club throw
Discus throw
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Zoia Ovsii?
Ukrainian Paralympic athlete
When was Zoia Ovsii born?
Zoia Ovsii was born on 30 August 1994.
What is Zoia Ovsii's occupation?
Zoia Ovsii is an athletics competitor and canoeist.
What nationality is Zoia Ovsii?
Zoia Ovsii is Ukrainian.
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