Zoia Ovsii (, born 30 August 1994) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete competing in F51-classification throwing events. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 event. She won two medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ovsii is a three-time gold medalist in the women's club throw F51 event at the World Para Athletics Championships. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Career Ovsii represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F52 event.
In 2014, Ovsii competed in paracanoeing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event.
At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, Ovsii set a new world record in the women's club throw F51. She also accomplished this feat at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the women's club throw F51 event with a distance of 25.23.
In 2021, Ovsii won the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 and women's discus throw F53 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. In 2024, Ovsii won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 at the Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. She won her medal with a season's best distance of 14.17 metres.
Achievements
Club throw
2016Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd22.21 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom 1st23.74 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 1st24.31 m2019World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates 1st25.23 m 2021European ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 2nd22.15 mSummer ParalympicsTokyo, Japan 1st25.12 m2023World ChampionshipsParis, France 1st23.98 m
Discus throw
2016Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd12.17 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom 3rd11.97 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 2nd13.04 m2019World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd13.52 m 2021European ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland 2nd14.15 mSummer ParalympicsTokyo, Japan 3rd14.37 m2024Summer ParalympicsParis, France 3rd14.17 m
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