Alesia Stepaniuk

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Alesia Stepaniuk
Personal information
Born (1985-06-23) 23 June 1985 (age 37)
Sport
CountryRussia
Sport Paralympic judo
Medal record
Representing Paralympic flag.svg  RPC
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 52 kg
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 52 kg

Alesia Stepaniuk (born 23 June 1985) [1] is a Russian Paralympic judoka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [2] She competed at the Summer Paralympics under the flag of the Russian Paralympic Committee.

She also won one of the bronze medals in the women's 52 kg event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics held in Beijing, China. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, she lost her bronze medal match in that same event.

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References

  1. "Alesia Stepaniuk". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. Berkeley, Geoff (27 August 2021). "Azerbaijan strikes twice as Hajiyeva and Shirinli win Paralympic judo titles". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 27 August 2021.