Sviatlana Sakhanenka Explained

Sviatlana Sakhanenka
Birth Date:26 October 1989
Birth Place:Navapolatsk, Belarus
Residence:Minsk, Belarus
Height:1.63 m
Weight:50 kg
Sport:Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon)
Disability Class:B2

Sviatlana Sakhanenka (born 26 October 1989) is a Belarusian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete.[1] She made her Paralympic debut during the 2018 Winter Paralympics and she competed in the biathlon and cross-country skiing events.[2] [3]

Sviatlana Sakhanenka clinched her maiden gold medal in her Paralympic career after clinching the medal in the 15km free visually impaired cross-country event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics. and followed it up with another gold medal in the Cross-country skiing by claiming a gold medal in the women's 1.5km sprint classical cross-country skiing event.[4] [5] She also claimed a bronze medal in the women's 6km visually impaired biathlon event at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[6]

She won the gold medal in the women's 10km visually impaired cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[7] [8] She also won the gold medal in the women's long-distance visually impaired cross-country skiing event.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sviatlana Sakhanenka Paralympic bio. 2018-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201221/https://m.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-567&personid=993181&WinterGames=-1. 2018-03-10. live.
  2. Web site: Biathlon Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Pyeongchang 2018. en. 2018-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201105/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/athlete-profile-n3051074-sviatlana-sakhanenka.htm. 2018-03-10. live.
  3. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092308/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3051074-sviatlana-sakhanenka.htm. 2018-03-13. live.
  4. Web site: Cross-Country Skiing Results Women's 15km Free, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. www.pyeongchang2018.com. en. 2018-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092423/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/results-women-s-15km-free-visually-imp-fnl-000100-.htm. 2018-03-13. live.
  5. News: Lukashenko congratulates Sakhanenka on gold medal at 2018 Paralympic Games. 2018-03-12. 2018-03-12. en-EN.
  6. Web site: Biathlon Event Schedule Women's 6km, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Pyeongchang 2018. en. 2018-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310201107/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/PWG2018/en/biathlon/event-schedule-women-s-6km-visually-impaired.htm. 2018-03-10. live.
  7. News: 13 January 2022. Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day. Paralympic.org. 14 January 2022.
  8. News: Houston. Michael. 13 January 2022. Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 January 2022.
  9. News: Houston. Michael. 18 January 2022. Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 January 2022.
  10. News: 18 January 2022. USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID. Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022.

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