Olga Semenova (ne Olga Tchourkina) is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category P13 sprint events. She formerly competed in P11 pentathlon events.
| Medal record | ||
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| Paralympic Games | ||
| Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing  Russia
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1996 Atlanta | Pentathlon - P10-12 |
| Track and field (P13) | ||
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2000 Sydney | Pentathlon - P13 |
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2004 Athens | 100m - T13 |
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2004 Athens | 400m - T13 |
Career
editOlga competed in the pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Paralympics winning the silver medal behind American Marla Runyan who set a new world record to win.[1] She competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won a gold medal in the women's Pentathlon - P13 event. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T13 event and a gold medal in the women's 400 metres - T13 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she did not finish in the women's 100 metres - T13 event and went out in the first round of the women's 400 metres - T13 event
References
edit- ^ "Olga Semenova". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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