Sviatlana Sakhanenka

Sviatlana Sakhanenka

Personal information
Nationality	Belarus
Born	(1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 35) Navapolatsk, Belarus
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon)
Disability class	B2
Medal record Representing   Belarus Winter Paralympics Women's para cross-country skiing 2018 Pyeongchang 15km free visually impaired 2018 Pyeongchang 1.5km sprint classical visually impaired Women's para biathlon 2018 Pyeongchang 6km visually impaired

Sviatlana Sakhanenka (born 26 October 1989) is a Belarusian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. ^[1] She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and she competed in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events. ^{[2] [3]}

Sviatlana Sakhanenka clinched her maiden gold medal in her Paralympic career after clinching the medal in the 15km free visually impaired cross-country event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. and followed it up with another gold medal in the Cross-country skiing by claiming a gold medal in the women's 1.5km sprint classical cross-country skiing event. ^{[4] [5]} She also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 6km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. ^[6]

She won the gold medal in the women's 10 km visually impaired cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. ^{[7] [8]} She also won the gold medal in the women's long-distance visually impaired cross-country skiing event. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Sviatlana Sakhanenka | Paralympic bio". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
2. "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 15km Free, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
5. "Lukashenko congratulates Sakhanenka on gold medal at 2018 Paralympic Games". 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
6. "Biathlon | Event Schedule Women's 6km, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
7. "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
8. Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
9. Houston, Michael (18 January 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 18 January 2022.
10. "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

External links

• Sviatlana Sakhanenka at the International Paralympic Committee
• Sviatlana Sakhanenka at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)