Oksana Shyshkova

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Oksana Shyshkova
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Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 32)
Kharkov (now Kharkiv), Soviet Union
Sport
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Sport Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Disability class B2
Partner Lada Nesterenko
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Winter Paralympics
Women's para biathlon
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang 10km visually impaired
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing 6km visually impaired
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Beijing 12.5km visually impaired
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang 6km visually impaired
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Beijing 10km visually impaired
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi 6km visually impaired
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Sochi 10km visually impaired
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Sochi 12.5km visually impaired
Women's para cross-country skiing
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang 4 x 2.5 km Mixed Relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Beijing 15km classical visually impaired
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang 15km free visually impaired
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Beijing 1.5km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 Sochi 1km sprint classic visually impaired
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang 1.5km sprint classical visually impaired

Oksana Shyshkova (born 10 June 1991) is a Ukrainian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. [1] [2] [3] She has competed at the Winter Paralympics thrice in 2010, 2014 and 2018. [4] [5] Oksana Shyshkova claimed 6 medals at the 2017 IPC World Championships, which is her notable achievement in the sport of Nordic skiing. [6] She competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal, in Women's 6 kilometres. [7] [8]

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She claimed her first Paralympic gold medal after clinching a gold medal in the women's 10km visually impaired biathlon event as a part of the 2018 Winter Paralympics. [9] [10] [11]

Career

Oksana made her Paralympic debut during the 2010 Winter Paralympics representing Ukraine and went medalless at the event. She then went onto compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and claimed 4 bronze medals in the Winter Paralympic event including 3 in the biathlon events and a solitary medal in the cross-country skiing event with the assistance of her sighted guide, Lada Nesterenko. [12]

Oksana Shyshkova claimed a silver medal in the women's 6km visually impaired biathlon event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics, which is also her first Paralympic silver medal and also her fifth medal in her Paralympic career. [13] [14]

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