Ganna Ielisavetska is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S2 events.

Ganna Ielisavetska
Ielisavetska after receiving one of her medals at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
BornDnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
ClubInvasport: Dnipropetrovsk
CoachGennady Vdovychenko
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 7 1 0
European Championships 2 0 0
Swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 50 metre backstroke - S2
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 50 metre backstroke - S2
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m freestyle relay 20pts
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 4x50 m medley relay 20pts
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 50 m backstroke S2
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100 m freestyle S2
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m freestyle S2
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m backstroke S2

Ganna competed as part of the Ukrainian team in the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She competed in the only event for her disability classification the 50 metres (160 ft) backstroke winning the gold medal in a new world-record time ahead of teammate Iryna Sotska and S1 class world record breaker Sara Carracelas García of Spain.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ganna Ielisavetska". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.

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