Sviatlana Sakhanenka
Personal information
Nationality Belarus
Born (1989-10-26) 26 October 1989 (age 34)
Navapolatsk, Belarus
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportPara Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon)
Disability classB2
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Winter Paralympics
Women's para cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 15km free visually impaired
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 1.5km sprint classical visually impaired
Women's para biathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang 6km visually impaired

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 10 km 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]

References

  1. ^ "Sviatlana Sakhanenka | Paralympic bio". Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Biathlon | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Sviatlana SAKHANENKA - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Women's 15km Free, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Lukashenko congratulates Sakhanenka on gold medal at 2018 Paralympic Games". 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Biathlon | Event Schedule Women's 6km, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ Houston, Michael (13 January 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ Houston, Michael (18 January 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. ^ "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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