Oksana Dobrovolskaja

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Oksana Dobrovolskaja
Personal information
Born (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 29) [1]
Sport
Sport Para-athletics
Disability Retinitis pigmentosa
Disability class F11
Event
discus throw
Coached byTerese Nekrošaitė
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 New Delhi Discus throw F11

Oksana Dobrovolskaja (born 6 February 1996) is a visually impaired Lithuanian para-athlete specializing in discus throw. She represented Lithuania at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

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Career

Dobrovolskaja represented Lithuania at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and finished in eighth place in the discus throw F11 event. She was named the Lithuanian Sportswoman of the Year for Paralympic sports in 2021. [2] She again represented Lithuania at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the discus throw F11 event. [1]

Following the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she visited 15 schools for children with disabilities in sports activities. She was subsequently awarded the Young Athlete Role Model award by the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee. [3] She competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the discus throw F11 event. [4]

Personal life

Dobrovolskaja was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. [5] She attended Vytautas Magnus University and obtained a bachelor's degree in law and finance. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oksana Dobrovolskaja". paralympic.org. Retrieved 1 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. "Lithuanian sports awards: the best athletes of the country were honored". news.tvs.24.com. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. "Lithuania celebrates 30 years of fair play". insidethegames.biz . 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. "New Delhi 2025: Day five medallists". paralympic.org. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  5. "Paralimpietė Oksana Dobrovolskaja: „Kai sukiesi tik savo rate, apie alternatyvas greičiausiai negalvoji"". tv3.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  6. "Paralympian and VMU Graduate Oksana: "There Are No Impossible Things"". vdu.lt. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.