Nataliia Kobzar Explained

Nataliia Kobzar (uk|Наталія 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]

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]

Achievements

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's 200 metres T37 Final. 3 June 2021. 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships.
2. Web site: Athletics Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908193605/https://www.paralympic.org/OG2024/pdf/PG2024/ATH/PG2024_ATH_B99_ATH-------------------------------.pdf . 8 September 2024 . 10 September 2024 . 2024 Summer Paralympics.
3. News: Etchells. Daniel. 15 July 2017. Stunning victory for Ferreira dos Santos as hosts claim five golds at World Para Athletics Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 3 June 2021.
4. News: 11 November 2019. Dubai 2019: China's medals tally swells as Zhao claims gold. World Para Athletics. 3 June 2021.
5. News: Houston. Michael. 31 August 2021. Venezuela win two Paralympic 100 metres gold medals in 15 minutes as Malaysian disqualification sparks fury at Tokyo 2020. InsideTheGames.biz. 3 September 2021.