Sviatlana Sakhanenka
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| Nationality |  Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1989 Navapolatsk, Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sviatlana Sakhanenka (born 26 October 1989) is a Belarusian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1] She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and scheduled to take part in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.[2][3]
Sviatlana Sakhanenka clinched her maiden gold medal in her Paralympic career after clinching the medal in the 15km free visually impaired cross-country event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. and followed it up with another gold medal in the Cross-country skiing by claiming a gold medal in the women's 1.5km sprint classical cross-country skiing event.[4][5] She also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 6km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Sviatlana Sakhanenka | Paralympic bio". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 15km Free, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Lukashenko congratulates Sakhanenka on gold medal at 2018 Paralympic Games". 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
- ^ "Biathlon | Event Schedule Women's 6km, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
External links[]
- Sviatlana Sakhanenka at the International Paralympic Committee
- Sviatlana Sakhanenka at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
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- 1989 births
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- Belarusian female biathletes
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic biathletes of Belarus
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Belarus
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Belarus
- Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic cross-country skiers of Belarus
- Visually impaired category Paralympic competitors
- Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Paralympic medalists in biathlon
- European biathlon biography stubs
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