Inna Stryzhak

Inna Stryzhak
Personal information
Born (1985-06-11) 11 June 1985
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Height167 cm (66 in)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
T38
Event
sprint
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 place2008 Beijing100m - T38
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing200m - T38
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonLong jump - T38
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney100m - T38
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens400m - T38
Bronze medal – third place2012 London100m - T38
Bronze medal – third place2012 London200m - T38
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Lille100m - T38
Gold medal – first place2002 Lille400m - T38
Gold medal – first place2006 Assen100m - T38
Gold medal – first place2006 Assen200m - T38
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch100m - T38
Gold medal – first place2011 Christchurch100m relay – T35-38
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch200m - T38
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaLong jump - T38
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 StadskanaalLong jump - T38
Silver medal – second place2014 SwanseaLong jump - T38
Bronze medal – third place2014 Swansea400m - 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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