Anastasia Diodorova (Russian: Анастасия Диодорова, born 7 January 1990) is a Paralympic swimmer from Russia competing mainly in category S6 events.

Anastasia Diodorova
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 50 metre butterfly S6
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S6
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place 2013 Montreal 50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 4x50 m freestyle relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S6
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke S6
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 50 metre butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke S6
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 50 metre butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 4x50m mixed freestyle relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Funchal Mixed 50m freestyle relay 20pts

Career edit

Anastasia competed in both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal. In 2004, she competed in the 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly finishing fourth in the final of both events. In 2008, she finished fourth in the final of the 100m backstroke, eighth in the final of the 200m individual medley, in the 50m butterfly she won a silver medal behind Fuying Jiang of China who set a new world record but ahead of Ukraine's Olena Akopyan who had set a world record in the heats that Anastasia swam faster than in the final.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Anastasia Diodorova". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.

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