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Oksana Boturchuk
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 lifeBoturchuk 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] CareerAthletic careerShe 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] EducationAs at 2024, Boturchuk is a lecturer at the Department of Special Physical Training at DSUIA.[3] Personal lifeBoturchuk is married and has three children.[4] AwardsBoturchuk has state awards which include the Order of Merit (I, II, and III degrees).[4] References
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