Liudmyla Danylina (born 11 September 1985) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in T20-classification middle-distance running events. In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Brazil and she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event.[1]
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| Born | 11 September 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Intellectual impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career edit
She won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[2] She also won the silver medal at the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]
At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, she won the silver medal in the women's 800 metres T20 event and also the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T20 event.[4][5]
She qualified to compete in the women's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Ukraine
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| 2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 1,500 m | 4:28.78 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 1,500 m | 4:35.08 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 800 m | 2:16.83 |
| 2nd | 1,500 m | 4:45.37 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | 1,500 m | 4:40.86 |
| 2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 1,500 m | 4:32.82 |
References edit
- ^ "Liudmyla Danylina". paralympic.org.
- ^ "Results - Women's 1500m T20 Final" (pdf). IPC. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Cockroft claims 11th title at World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 10 November 2019.
- ^ 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Women's 800 T20
- ^ 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Women's 1500 T20