Nataliia Kobzar
Ukrainian Paralympic athlete (born 2000)
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Nataliia Mikolaevna Kobzar (Ukrainian: Наталія Миколаївна Кобзар, 19 January 2000)[1] is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete. She competes in 100, 200 and 400 metres sprinting events for T37-classified athletes. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Summer Paralympics. She won the gold medal in the women's 400 metres T37 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.[2]
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| Native name | Наталія Миколаївна Кобзар | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nataliia Mikolaevna Kobzar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 2000 Kremenchuk, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kobzar is a two-time gold medalist at both the World Para Athletics Championships and the World Para Athletics European Championships. She also won six silver medals at these competitions.
Career
At the World Para Athletics Championships, Kobzar won the gold medals in the women's 200 metres T37 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom and in the women's 400 metres T37 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3][4]
In 2021, Kobzar won three medals at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland: she won the gold medal in her 400 metres event and the silver medals in her 100 metres and 200 metres events. Two months later, she won the silver medal in the women's 400 metres T37 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6]
In 2024, Kobzar participated in the Paralympic Games in Paris, where, on 30 August, she finished 2nd in the women's 200 metres T37 event[7] and, on 3 September, she won the gold medal in the women's 400 meters T37 event.[8]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 1st | 200 m | 27.62 |
| 2nd | 100 m | 13.60 | |||
| 2nd | 400 m | 1:02.83 | |||
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 100 m | 13.67 |
| 1st | 400 m | 1:05.24 | |||
| 2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 400 m | 1:02.44 |
| 2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 200 m | 27.72 |
| 1st | 400 m | 1:03.78 | |||
| 2nd | 100 m | 13.37 | |||
| Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 400 m | 1:01.47 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 400 m | 1:01.33 |
| 2024 | Summer Paralympics | Paris, France | 2nd | 200 m | 27.43 |
| 1st | 400 m | 1:00.92 |
