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Olga Semenova

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Olga Semenova
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Russia
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Pentathlon - P10-12
Track and field (P13)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Pentathlon - P13
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100m - T13
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 400m - T13

Olga Semenova (ne Olga Tchourkina) is a Paralympian athlete from Russia competing mainly in category P13 sprint events. She formerly competed in P11 pentathlon events.

Career

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Olga competed in the pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Paralympics winning the silver medal behind American Marla Runyan who set a new world record to win.[1] She competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won a gold medal in the women's Pentathlon - P13 event. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T13 event and a gold medal in the women's 400 metres - T13 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she did not finish in the women's 100 metres - T13 event and went out in the first round of the women's 400 metres - T13 event

References

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  1. ^ "Olga Semenova". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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