Inna Stryzhak

Ukrainian Paralympic athlete
Inna Stryzhak
Personal information
Born (1985-06-11) 11 June 1985 (age 38)
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Height167 cm (66 in)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
Disability classT38
Eventsprint
ClubInvasport: Dnipropetrovsk
Coached byIryna Slyusar
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 1 4
World Championships 6 0 2
European Championships 1 1 1
(Track and field)
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100m - T38
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200m - T38
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Long jump - T38
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 100m - T38
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400m - T38
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100m - T38
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 200m - T38
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Lille 100m - T38
Gold medal – first place 2002 Lille 400m - T38
Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 100m - T38
Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 200m - T38
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 100m - T38
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 100m relay – T35-38
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch 200m - T38
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Long jump - T38
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Stadskanaal Long jump - T38
Silver medal – second place 2014 Swansea Long jump - T38
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Swansea 400m - T38

Inna Stryzhak (Ukrainian: Інна Стрижак), in some instances referred to as Inna Stryzhak-Dyachenko (née Dyachenko; born 11 June 1985) is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.[1]

Stryzhak competed in her first Paralympics at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres - T38 event and finished fourth in the women's 200 metres - T38 event. She was back in the Ukrainian team for the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, adding a second bronze medal, this time in the women's 400 metres (T38). Stryzhak followed this with her most successful Games to date, winning two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The first was in the women's 100 metres and the second in the women's 200 metres. Her fourth consecutive Games was London 2012 adding two more bronze medals in the 100m and 200m sprints and a silver in her new event, the long jump.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Stryzhak, Inna". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Stryzhak, Inna". IPC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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