Zoia Ovsii

Ovsii represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and she won two medals: the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 event and the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F52 event.^[2]

In 2014, Ovsii competed in paracanoeing at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, Russia and she won the bronze medal in the women's V–1 200 m A event.^[6]

At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships in Berlin, Germany, Ovsii set a new world record in the women's club throw F51.^[7][5] She also accomplished this feat at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the women's club throw F51 event with a distance of 25.23.^[8][9]

In 2021, Ovsii won the silver medal in the women's club throw F51 and women's discus throw F53 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[10][11]

She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F51 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.^[12] In 2024, Ovsii won the bronze medal in the women's discus throw F53 at the Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.^[13] She won her medal with a season's best distance of 14.17 metres.^[13]