Oxana Savchenko

Savchenko in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1990-10-10) October 10, 1990 (age 33) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Classifications	S12
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Russia Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle - S12 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle - S12 2008 Beijing 200 m individual medley - SM12 2012 London 400 m freestyle - S12 2012 London 200 m individual medley - SM12 2012 London 100 m freestyle - S12 2012 London 100 m backstroke - S12 2012 London 50 m freestyle - S12 IPC European Championships 2009 Reykjavik 100 m freestyle SM13 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle SM13 2009 Reykjavik 200 m medley SM13

Oxana Savchenko (Russian: Оксана Владимировна Савченко; born October 10, 1990, in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy) is a paralympic swimmer from Russia. She competes in category S12 events for visually impaired competitors.

Oxana was one of the stars of the Russian team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She won gold in all three of her events. She won gold in the 200 metres (660 ft) individual medley and set a new world record in winning both the 50 metres (160 ft) and 100 metres (330 ft) freestyle events. ^[1]

Awards[edit]

• 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[edit]

External links[edit]

• Oxana Savchenko at the International Paralympic Committee